Originally posted by Bert
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The /actual/ pronunciation is like the bassist from Nirvana, Krist Novoselic, so it's "Chris" with a soft "t" sound.
The reality of the name is that growing up, there were entirely too many Chris' where I lived (everywhere I lived) and I never liked the name "Topher" (even though some people call me that, as well, and you're welcome to if it's more comfortable for you), and using the entirety of my first name is just ridiculous (I only make people I don't like use the whole name "Christopher" when calling on me.), so the end result was using Christ. It wasn't until about 10 years old when I started studying religion in my spare time that I realized the similarity.
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