Khryss as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Khryss

What is the meaning of the name Khryss ?

The baby name Khryss is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /krɪs/.

Khryss is English in Origin.

Khryss is a modern, unisex respelling that threads two Greek sources. One strand is Chris, the familiar short form of Christopher and Christina from Greek Christos, "anointed." The other is the element chrys-/khrys-, from Greek chrysos, "gold," seen in names like Chrysanthe and Chrysostom ("golden-mouthed"). The initial Kh- mirrors scholarly transliterations of the Greek letter chi, giving the name a classical yet edgy look.

While Khryss itself is a contemporary coinage with usage largely confined to the late 20th and 21st centuries in English-speaking settings, its roots are ancient through the widespread Christian and Hellenic naming traditions. Depending on which thread you favor, Khryss can carry the meanings "anointed" or "golden." Related variants include Chris, Kris, Khris, Chrys, Chryss, Khrys, Chriss, and Kriss; longer forms include Christopher, Christian, Christina, Chrysanthe, and Chrysander.

⚙ Khryss is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Khryss appears only 24 times in total — found in 13 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.