Chris
Chris is a short, one-syllable name tied to the English language and the Christian tradition of its full forms. In English, it is also used as a shortened form of feminine names, so it does not exclusively indicate the male gender.
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Municipal population record
The name is officially recorded in the civil registries and population records of Slovak municipalities. The basic onomastic profile is based on municipal records.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisDepending on its root name, it means "bearing Christ" or designates a Christian, a follower of Christ.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Chris je anglická skrátená podoba viacerých mien, pri mužoch najmä Christopher a Christian. Christopher pochádza z gréckeho Christophoros, „nesúci Krista“, z Christos, „pomazaný“, a slovesa pherein, „niesť“. Christian vychádza z latinského Christianus, „kresťan“, takisto s gréckym základom Christos. Ide o doložené východiskové mená, nie o konkurenčné etymologické teórie.
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International Traveler Index
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CHRIS
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling18 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
- •Zhluk „ch“ sa v cudzích jazykoch vyslovuje odlišne (v angličtine často ako [č], vo francúzštine [š]).
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsThis name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar
Anglická výslovnosť je /krɪs/, približne „kris“; úvodné ch sa vyslovuje ako k.
Grammar & Cases
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1 + 1 = 2 syllables
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