Chris

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/kɹɪs/

proper noun

A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and (less commonly) Christian.

Very commonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper nounChris (plural Chrises)

plural Chrises

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and (less commonly) Christian.

    It had been 2,836 days since Chris Kirk last won on the PGA Tour. Yet after securing his first victory in over seven years on Sunday, that was not the first milestone the American golfer had on his mind.

    2023 February 27, Jack Bantock, “Chris Kirk battled alcoholism and depression – now he has secured his first PGA Tour victory in seven years”, in CNN
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    A man named Chris Reynolds was credited $92 quadrillion USD on his paypal account, "This unexpected influx of wealth elevated him to the status of the richest person on the planet and the only quadrillionaire to have ever existed". Following this, after the man reported this error and it was fixed, "PayPal owned up to their mistake and thanked the richest man of all time for understanding the situation, saying: 'This is obviously an error and we appreciate that Mr. Reynolds understood this was the case'".

    2013 July 28, Microsoft Network, Richest Man of All-Time Dramatically Gained and Lost His Entire Fortune in Just 2 Minutes
  2. A diminutive of the female given name (along with other variant forms) Christina.

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APA

Chris. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chris

MLA

“Chris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chris. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chris,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chris.

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