Christopher

Etymology
From Χριστόφορος or 'Christ-bearing'. The meaning of the name suggested the legend of St. Christopher carrying the Christ child across water.

Proper noun

 * 1) * 1594 William Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew: Induction, Scene II:
 * 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?
 * 1) * 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".
 * - - - 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".

Related terms

 * Chris
 * Christie
 * Chip
 * Kester
 * Kit

Translations

 * Arabic: (Kristoofer)
 * Aragonese: Cristofo
 * Armenian: Կրիսդապոր (Krisdapor)
 * Basque: Kristobal
 * Bengali: ক্রিস্টোফার
 * Breton: Kristof, Kristol
 * Bulgarian: Христо (Hristo)
 * Catalan: Cristòfol
 * Chinese: 克里斯托弗 (Kèlǐsituofú)
 * Cornish: Kitto
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: Christoffel, Kristof(fel)
 * Esperanto: Kristoforo
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: Cristovo
 * Georgian: ქრისტეფორე
 * German: ,
 * Greek: Χριστόφορος (Christóphoros), Χρήστος (Hrḗstos)
 * Hebrew: כריסטופר (Kristofer)
 * Hindi: क्रिस्तोफर (Kristophar)
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:


 * Irish: Críostóir
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: クリストファー (Kurisutofā)
 * Korean: 크리스토퍼 (keuriseutopeo)
 * Latin: Christophorus
 * Latvian: Kristaps
 * Lithuanian: Kristupas
 * Maltese: Ħamallu
 * Middle English: Cristofre
 * Norwegian:
 * Occitan: Cristòl
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: Cristóvão
 * Russian: Христофор (Xristófor)
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Sicilian: Cristòfuru
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene: Krištof
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil: கிரிஸ்டோபர் (Kristopar)
 * Thai: (Kristofeur)
 * Turkish: Kristof
 * Welsh: Cristoffer

Proper noun

 * 1)  borrowed from English.

Proper noun

 * , borrowed from the English equivalent of Christophe.

Proper noun
Christopher


 * 1)  borrowed from English.

Proper noun
Christopher


 * 1)  borrowed from English.

Proper noun
Christopher


 * 1)  borrowed from English.

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