Christopher

Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christóforos). The constituent parts are Χριστός (Christós), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (férein), "bear": the "Christ-bearer".

For other uses, see Christopher (disambiguation).
Christopher
Pronunciation/ˈkɻʷɪst.ə.fɚ/
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameGreek
MeaningChrist-bearer
Other names
Related namesChris (short form), Christoph, Christy

As a given, or first name, Christopher has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", and sometimes "Kit". Another less common abbreviation is "Topher" or "Toph". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland.[1]

People with the given name

People with the surname

Fictional characters
  • Christopher "Chris" Myers, character from The Promise (2016)

Cognates in other languages
  • Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus
  • Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo
  • Arabic: كريستوفر (Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer), اصطفر (ʔiṣṭufur, ʔiṣṭafur), عبد المسيح {ʕabdu l-masīḥ}, خريستو {Ḵrīstū, Ḵrīstaw, Ḵrīstau}
  • Aragonese: Cristofo
  • Azerbaijani: Kristofer
  • Armenian: Քրիստափոր (Christapor, Krisdapor)
  • Basque: Kristobal
  • Belarusian: Крыстафер (Krystafier)
  • Bengali: ক্রিস্টোফার (Krisţophar)
  • Breton: Kristof, Kristol
  • Bulgarian: Кристофър (Christofr), Христофор ("Khristofór")
  • Catalan: Cristòfor
  • Chinese: 克里斯托弗 (Kèlǐsītuōfú), 克里斯多夫(Kèlǐsīduōfū), 克里斯多福 ("Kèlǐsīduōfú)
  • Cornish: Kitto
  • Corsican: Cristofanu
  • Croatian: Kristofor
  • Czech: Kryštof
  • Danish: Christoffel, Christoffell, Christoffer, Christofher, Christopher, Chriztoffer, Kristofer, Kristofers, Kristoffer, Kristoofer, Kristopher[2][3]
  • Dutch: Christoffel, Christoforus, Christophe, Kristof
  • Esperanto: Kristoforo
  • Estonian: Christoph, Kristof, Kristofer, Kristoffer, Risto
  • Faroese: Kristoffur
  • Finnish: Kristoffer, Risto
  • Flemish: Christoffel, Kristof
  • French: Christophe
  • Galician: Cristovo
  • Genoese: Christoffa
  • German: Christoph, Christof, Christoffer
  • Georgian: ქრისტეფორე (K'ristep'ore)
  • Greek: Χριστόφορος (Christóphoros)
  • Gujarati: ક્રિસ્ટોફર (Krisṭōphara)
  • Haitian Creole: Kristòf
  • Hawaiian: Kilikopela, 'Imiloa (direct translation)
  • Hebrew: כריסטופר (Kristofer)
  • Hindi: क्रिस्टोफर (Krisṭōphar)
  • Hungarian: Kristóf, Krisztofer
  • Icelandic: Kristófer
  • Irish: Críostóir
  • Italian: Cristoforo
  • Japanese: クリストファー (Kurisutofā)
  • Kannada: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟೋಫರ್ (Krisṭōphar)
  • Korean: 크리스토퍼 (Keuriseutopeo)
  • Latin: Christopherus, Christophorus
  • Latvian: Kristaps, Kristofers
  • Lithuanian: Kristoforas, Kristupas
  • Macedonian: Кристофер (Kristofer)
  • Malayalam: ക്രിസ്റ്റഫർ (Kristaphar)
  • Maltese: Kristofru, Ħamallu
  • Marathi: ख्रिस्तोफर (Khristōphar)
  • Middle English: Cristofre
  • Mongolian: Кристофер (Kristofyer)
  • Nepali: क्रिस्टोफर (Krisṭōphar)
  • Norwegian: Kristoffer
  • Occitan: Cristòl
  • Persian: کریستوفر
  • Polish: Krzysztof
  • Portuguese: Cristóvão
  • Romanian: Hristofor
  • Russian: Христофо́р (Khristofór)
  • Sami: Doffá
  • Sardinian: Cristolu
  • Scottish Gaelic: Crìsdean
  • Serbian: Христофор (Hristofor)
  • Sicilian: Cristòfuru
  • Slovak: Krištof
  • Slovenian: Krištof
  • Sorbian: Kito
  • Spanish: Cristóbal, Cristo, Tobolito, Cristóforo
  • Swahili: Gitte
  • Swedish: Christoffer, Kristoffer
  • Tamil: கிறிஸ்டோபர் (Kiṟisṭōpar)
  • Telugu: క్రిస్టోఫర్ (Krisṭōphar)
  • Thai: คริสโตเฟอร์ (Kristofeʼr)
  • Turkish: Kristof
  • Ukrainian: Христофор (Khrystofor), Криштоф (Kryshtof)
  • Urdu: کرسٹوفر
  • Venetian: Cristoforo
  • Vietnamese: Kristoffer, Christopher
  • Welsh: Cristoffis
  • Yiddish: טשריסטאָפער (Tshristofer)

See also

References
  1. "Christopher - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Christopher". Baby Names UK.
  2. "Approved Firstnames (Boys) starting with C - Ankestyrelsen". ast.dk. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  3. "Approved Firstnames (Boys) starting with K - Ankestyrelsen". ast.dk. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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