How to write “Chris” in Korean
크리스 keu-ri-seu
What Korean friends call you
- 크리스야 keu-ri-seu-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 크리스 씨 keu-ri-seu-ssi — polite: someone you just met, or at work
Calling someone, Koreans add 아 after a final consonant and 야 after a vowel.
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Korean spellings of Chris
- 크리스 369 (100%)
Korean labels of 369 people named Chris on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Chris, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Chris Rock — 크리스 록
- Chris Cornell — 크리스 코넬
- Chris Smalling — 크리스 스몰링
- Chris Columbus — 크리스 콜럼버스
123,151 babies were named Chris in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 374th most common name.
Block by block
- 크 = ㅋ + ㅡ · 3 strokes
Also in 크: Christopher 크리스토퍼 · Christian 크리스천 · Luke 루크
- 리 = ㄹ + ㅣ · 4 strokes
Also in 리: Emily 에밀리 · Christopher 크리스토퍼 · William 윌리엄
- 스 = ㅅ + ㅡ · 3 strokes
Also in 스: Christopher 크리스토퍼 · Nicholas 니콜라스 · James 제임스
크리스 takes 10 strokes in all.
More names: Joe 조 · Bobby 보비 · Elias 엘리아스 · Brent 브렌트 · Sheila 실라
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