I like this name and the names it is derived from (Christopher, Christine, Christina, Christian, etc.) but it is extremely common where I am from, so sadly I probably won't be able to use it in the future.
Name for a large middle aged bloke with no hair with a deep voice and sweeps the streets. Probably drinks a lot and sits on their sofa watching Sky Sports on TV.
It's not a bad name, but it's not my favourite name either. I feel like it's very overused.I like this name for both genders, but mainly girls :>Please don't attack me for this. This is just my opinion.
― Anonymous User 5/7/2021
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Ben and Chris are my favorite nicknames for a boy! :)
Chris is a good unisex name, a little masculine for women. I think Chris is a good nickname for tomboys with names like Christine, Christina, Christiana, etc! For a boy, it’s absolutely great! Even as a full name, but I do prefer it as a nickname for Christopher or Christian. Chris is good for girls too!
I know A LOT of Chris's and they all have different personalities. One of them is a HUGE player, one of them is super funny and sweet, another is just a popular jerk. The other is an immature kid. And another is a weird guy who thinks he's funny, but he is just annoying. I will say all of the Chris's I know have a sense of humor, not all funny but most are.
― Anonymous User 10/19/2017
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It is a very popular name but there is a reason why... it's a great timeless name.
Too overused! Some variations are Crys, Kriss, Kris, Cris, Krys, Kryss and Cryss if you like this name try those names instead and DON'T USE CHRISTOPHER- WAY TOO OVERUSED!
I like this name, even though it's so dull and overused.
― Anonymous User 7/5/2016
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Please, avoid this name. It's hideously overused and I already know like a million Chris's so it's becoming too used and redundant.
― Anonymous User 7/5/2016
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I like this as a full name for a girl. I'm not sure why. I think I tend to like one syllable unisex names on girls.
― Anonymous User 5/20/2016
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Okay, I usually hate over-used names, but Christopher/Chris is my top name for a guy, and I even love Christina/Chris/Christie it for a girl. My first child, whether boy or girl, is getting some form of this name. I do know a ton of people named Chris, but I still love the classic and somehow still fresh feel of this name. It's kind of inexplicable. I just love it.
Haplessly dull and overused for boys. But it's not as bad on a girl though.
― Anonymous User 8/9/2015
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It's alright but it's way too common, if your name is Christopher wouldn't you rather go by Topher?
― Anonymous User 5/11/2015
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I noticed that Chris is too common for guys but not so much for girls. It seems as if though younger women named either Christine or Christina prefer being called either Chrissy or Christy to avoid being teased. It's somewhat common for older women using that name. Your thoughts?
I think this an awesome nickname. :) It's classic and has this cool kind of feeling too it. I actually don't know very many guys named Chris, so I guess the reason why I like it so much is that it isn't so 'overused' where I live.
― Anonymous User 9/28/2009
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Boring and unoriginal. Every Christopher I knew went by this. Please, no more.
I know someone named Chris, & my cousin Casey (and I) just love to nickname him. From Cris, Kris, Chrissy, Criss, Crissi, Krisey, they all spell in odd ways but read as Chris or Chrissy. But HE likes Crissi best.
Gosh, there are no words to how utterly fed up I am with this nickname. It is SO common and it has been SO overused. It's almost tragically boring and unoriginal. Plus, it makes me think of rather unpleasant people.
I personally love the name Chris, though lots of people use it. I think that when people try to change its spelling it makes it less nice. After all, there has to be at least one name that tons of people have, right?