Christophorus

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁɪsˈtɔ.fo.ʁʊs/, /-fə-/

Proper noun

Christophorus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christophorus' or Christophori)

  1. Saint Christopher
  2. a male given name of rare usage

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ”) +‎ φόρος (phóros, “bearing”), literally “Christ-bearer”), from Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós, “anointed one”) +‎ φέρω (phérō, “to bear, bring”, from Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (from the root *bʰer-), whence via Proto-Italic *ferō also comes ferō; cf. Chrīstifer.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chrīstophorus m sg (genitive Chrīstophorī); second declension (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Chrīstifer, Chrīstophanus, or Chrīstopherus, equivalent to English Christopher
  2. a Roman praenomen of Greek derivation
  3. Saint Christopher; Christopher Columbus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Chrīstophorus
Genitive Chrīstophorī
Dative Chrīstophorō
Accusative Chrīstophorum
Ablative Chrīstophorō
Vocative Chrīstophore

Descendants

Further reading

  • Christopher - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Christopher. Baby Names UK
  • Chrīstophorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Chrīstophorus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Chrīstophorus in Stadler, Johannes Evangelista, Heim, Franz Joseph, Ginal, Johann Nepomuk (1858–1882) Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon oder Lebensgeschichten aller Heiligen, Seligen etc. aller Orte und aller Jahrhunderte [Complete Holy Lexicon and Life Stories of Saints, Blessed, etc...], Augsburg: Schmid'sche, page 609/2
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