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Kris Kringle

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  • proper noun Santa Claus.

Etymologies

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German Christ Kinde (Modern German Christkind) or dialectal Christkindl ("Christ Child"), from Christ + Kinde, archaic dative form of Kind ("child").

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Examples

  • This weekend I had the honor to sit down with Kris Kringle, aka Santa Claus, CEO of the North Pole.

    Aaron Hurst: Santa Does Pro Bono Aaron Hurst 2011

  • This weekend I had the honor to sit down with Kris Kringle, aka Santa Claus, CEO of the North Pole.

    Aaron Hurst: Santa Does Pro Bono Aaron Hurst 2011

  • Santa took some pictures and chatted with us; this guy actually changed his name to Kris Kringle—man, he was living the whole gimmick.

    Are We There Yet? Robert Caprio 2003

  • Santa took some pictures and chatted with us; this guy actually changed his name to Kris Kringle—man, he was living the whole gimmick.

    Are We There Yet? Robert Caprio 2003

  • This weekend I had the honor to sit down with Kris Kringle, aka

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Aaron Hurst 2011

  • Unfortunately, our angel's not sporting the brightest halo in the bunch, and before you can say "Kris Kringle," he's botched his sacred mission and sent the residents of Pine Cove headlong into Christmas chaos, culminating in the most hilarious and horrifying holiday party the town has ever seen.

    Holiday Books: Fourteen Books that Celebrate the Holiday Seasons 2008

  • Unfortunately, our angel's not sporting the brightest halo in the bunch, and before you can say "Kris Kringle," he's botched his sacred mission and sent the residents of Pine Cove headlong into Christmas chaos, culminating in the most hilarious and horrifying holiday party the town has ever seen.

    Archive 2008-12-01 2008

  • [12] In Germany he is known as "Kris Kringle," which is a corruption of the German name

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • In [[Germany]] he is known as "Kris Kringle," which is a corruption of the German name

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • In [[Germany]] he is known as "Kris Kringle," which is a corruption of the German name

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

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