With that kind of list, it sure sounds like Hendrich's describing a human. Which is precisely what she and her team set out to do during Cortana's development; create an AI with human-like qualities. Microsoft's decision to infuse Cortana with a personality stemmed from one end goal: user attachment.
Kris Kringle. Kris Kringle may refer to: Santa Claus, by assimilation in the United States of the separate German tradition below Kris Kringle, the lead character in Miracle on 34th Street. Christkind (or Christkindl), the Austrian and German Christmas gift-bringer, the Christ Child.
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS Krissy Juliana (K.J.), .. How popular is Krissy? Krissy is a somewhat popular first name for women (#3258 out of 4276, Top 76%) but a rare last name for all people. (2000 u.s. demographics) Krissy entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its apex position of #1481 in the U.S. then, but is not in the Top 1000 currently.