THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Kris
Kris is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Kris Bernal, Kris Lawrence. This snapshot links the name to 4 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
A diminutive of the female given names Kristina, Kristin, Kristine and related given names (Christina, etc).; A diminutive of the male given names Christopher, Christian, and related given names.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Kris
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Kris Bernal
Filipino actress
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Kris Lawrence
Filipino musician
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
4
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Kris Bernal, Kris Lawrence
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Kris in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Kris
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Cris♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Iris♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Krist♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Baris♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Caris·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Chris♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Doris♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Edris·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Kris?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Kris further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q1430023 — Kris (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Kris Bernal (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1430023 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Kris Lawrence (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1430023 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Kris (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.