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where did the name "kris kringle" come from?

Public Comments

1. Probably from "Kris Kindl" meaning Christ Child, back when Father Christmas had many names and combined pre-and post-Christianity figures. See the source.
2. Kriss Krin•gle n. Santa Claus. [Alteration of German dialectal Christkindl, Christmas present, the Christ child : German Christ, Christ (from Middle High German Krist, from Old High German Kr st, from Latin Chr stus. See Christ) + German dialectal Kindl(diminutive of German Kind, child, from Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind. See gen - in Indo-European Roots).]