Cristóvão

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See also: Cristovão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Cristovão, Cristovam, Cristóvam, Christovão (archaic)
Christovaõ (obsolete)
Christovam (archaic)
Christóvão (uncommon)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Chrīstophanus, variant of Chrīstophorus, from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros). Doublet of Cristóforo and Christopher.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾisˈtɔ.vɐ̃w̃/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kɾiʃˈtɔ.vɐ̃w̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾiʃˈtɔ.vɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾiʃˈtɔ.bɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: Cris‧tó‧vão

Proper noun

Cristóvão m

a male given name, equivalent to English Christopher

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