Christopher (given name)
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| Christopher | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | Χριστόφορος (Christóphοros), 'Christ bearer' |
| Origin | Greek |
| Related names | Chris, Christo, Christoph, Kit, Kester, Topher, "Criffa", Cristobal and Christy |
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Christopher (sometimes Kristoffer) is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Ancient Greekkhristós) "anointed one" and φέρειν (phérein) "to carry". The name originates in the Christian legend of St. Christopher. Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros). The constituent parts are χριστός (
As a given, or first name, Christopher has been in use since the 15th century. In Denmark the name was borne by three kings (their names are usually spelled Christoffer), and included the 15th-century Christopher of Bavaria who also ruled Norway and Sweden.
In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as Chris, Kit, Chip, Topher, Toph, Cris, Kris, and Christo. In parts of Ireland, the abbreviations Christy, Cricky or Crick are also used.
[edit] Forms in other languages
- Albanian: Kristofor
- Arabic: كريستوفر (Krystafer)
- Belarusian: Хрыстафор (Khrystafor)
- Breton: Kristof
- Bulgarian: Христофор (Khristofor)
- Catalan: Cristòfol
- Chinese: 克里斯多夫 (Pinyin: Kè lǐ sī duō fū)
- Corsican: Cristofanu
- Croatian: Kristofor
- Czech: Kryštof
- Danish: Christoffer/Christopher/Kristoffer
- Dutch: Christoffel, Christoforus, Christophe
- Esperanto: Kristoforo
- Finnish: Risto
- French: Christophe
- German: Christopher/Christoph/Christof
- Greek: Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros)
- Hungarian: Kristóf
- Icelandic: Kristófer
- Irish: Críostóir
- Italian: Cristoforo
- Japanese: クリストフ (Kurisutofu)
- Korean: 크리스토퍼 (Keu-ri-seu-to-peo)
- Latin: Christophorus
- Latvian: Kristaps, Kristofers
- Lithuanian: Kristoforas, Kristupas
- Norwegian: Kristoffer
- Polish: Krzysztof
- Portuguese: Cristóvão
- Romanian: Christof, Christofor
- Russian: Христофор (Khristofor)
- Serbian: Христифор (Khristofor)
- Scottish: Crìsdean
- Slovakian: Krištof
- Slovenian: Krištof
- Spanish: Cristóbal
- Swedish: Kristoffer
- Thai: คริสโตเฟอร์ (Khritsatofoe)
- Turkish: Kristof
- Ukrainian: Христофор (Khristofor), Криштоф (Krishtof)
- Venetian: Cristoforo