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Alexis vs Chris - What's the difference?

alexis | chris |

As proper nouns the difference between alexis and chris

is that alexis is while chris is a diminutive of the male given names christopher and, less commonly, of christian.

alexis

English

Proper noun

(wikipedia Alexis) (es)
  • .
  • * 1877 , Act I:
    • To the maid of his choice, / With a heart palpitating, / Comes Alexis the brave.
  • , transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
  • * 1990 , , Vespers , Mandarin (1991), ISBN 0749305967, page 120:
    • He wondered how parents who had named their daughter Alexis could possibly have known she'd turn out to be such a beauty.
    English unisex given names ----

    chris

    English

    Proper noun

  • A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and, less commonly, of Christian.
  • A diminutive of the female name Christina and of its variant forms.
    • English diminutives of male given names English diminutives of female given names ----