Christopher

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English

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Etymology

From Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “carrier of Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “carrier, bearer”), from φέρειν (phérein, “to carry, to bear”) + -ος (-os, “-er: forming agent nouns”), from the legend of Saint Christopher carrying the infant Jesus across a river.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: krĭsʹtəfər, IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Hyphenation: Chris‧to‧pher

Proper noun

Christopher

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    • c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
      Am not I Christopher Sly, old Sly's son, of Burtonheath; by birth a pedlar, by education a card-maker, by transmutation a bear-herd, and now by present profession a tinker?
    • 1934, Dorothy Sayers, The Nine Tailors:
      - - - a baby, which also happened to fall due, was baptized "Paul" ( for the church ) "Christopher" ( because St. Christopher had to do with rivers and ferries ), the Rector strenuously resisting the parents' desire to call it "Van Weyden Flood".
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Christopher”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Christopher, from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros, “Christ-bearing”).

Proper noun

Christopher

  1. a male given name from English

Danish

Etymology

English style spelling variant of the standard Danish Christoffer.

Proper noun

Christopher

  1. a male given name

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Christopher, as a variant of the standard French Christophe.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Christopher m

  1. a male given name

German

Etymology

From English Christopher, as a variant of the standard German Christoph.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Christopher m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christophers)

  1. a male given name from English

Norwegian

Etymology

English style spelling variant of the standard Norwegian Kristoffer.

Proper noun

Christopher

  1. a male given name from English

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Christopher. Doublet of Cristóvão and Cristóforo.

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Proper noun

Christopher m

  1. a male given name from English

Swedish

Etymology

English style spelling variant of the standard Swedish Kristoffer.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Christopher c (genitive Christophers)

  1. a male given name from English
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