"Cris" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kɹɪs/ Audio: en-us-Chris.ogg [US] Forms: Chris [alternative], Kris [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: Clipping of Christopher, Christian, Christine, and their variants. Etymology templates: {{clipping of|en|Christopher, Christian, Christine, and their variants}} Clipping of Christopher, Christian, Christine, and their variants Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cris
  1. A unisex given name.
    A male given name.
    Diminutive of Christopher.
    Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: Christopher
    Sense id: en-Cris-en-name-e-~HrUM~ Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English diminutives of female given names, English diminutives of male given names Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 22 22 28 28 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 28 28 22 22
  2. A unisex given name.
    A male given name.
    Diminutive of Christian.
    Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: Christian
    Sense id: en-Cris-en-name-d4wDxyJO Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English diminutives of female given names, English diminutives of male given names Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 22 22 28 28 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 28 28 22 22
  3. A unisex given name.
    A female given name.
    Sense id: en-Cris-en-name-Q93R0zYY Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English diminutives of female given names, English diminutives of male given names Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 22 22 28 28 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 28 28 22 22
  4. A unisex given name.
    A female given name.
    Diminutive of Christine or Christina.
    Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: Christine, Christina
    Sense id: en-Cris-en-name-F3I69cog Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English diminutives of female given names, English diminutives of male given names Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 22 22 28 28 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 28 28 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Crissi, Crissie, Crissy
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: Chrissi, Chrissie, Chrissy, Christi, Christie, Christy, Crissi, Crissie, Crissy, Cristi, Cristie, Cristy, Krissi, Krissie, Krissy, Kristi, Kristie, Kristy

Proper name

IPA: /kɹɪs/ Audio: en-us-Chris.ogg [US] Forms: Criș [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: From Romanian Criș. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ro|Criș}} Romanian Criș Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Cris
  1. A village in Daneș, Mures, Romania. Categories (place): Places in Romania, Villages in Romania
    Sense id: en-Cris-en-name-LpzmwXDx Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 7 7 15 26 11 21
  2. A river in Mures, Romania, tributary of the Tarnava Mare. Categories (place): Places in Romania, Rivers in Romania
    Sense id: en-Cris-en-name-HZCnyeFx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 9 9 24 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 11 11 11 12 21 11 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 7 7 15 26 11 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "glosses": [
        "A village in Daneș, Mures, Romania."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "village",
          "village"
        ],
        [
          "Daneș",
          "Daneș#English"
        ],
        [
          "Mures",
          "Mures#English"
        ],
        [
          "Romania",
          "Romania#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Romania",
        "en:Rivers in Romania"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A river in Mures, Romania, tributary of the Tarnava Mare."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "Mures",
          "Mures#English"
        ],
        [
          "Romania",
          "Romania#English"
        ],
        [
          "Tarnava Mare",
          "Tarnava Mare#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɹɪs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-Chris.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/En-us-Chris.ogg/En-us-Chris.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/En-us-Chris.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cris"
}

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