Christopher
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “carrier of Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “carrier, bearer”), from φέρειν (phérein, “to carry, to bear”) + -ος (-os, “-er: forming agent nouns”), from the legend of Saint Christopher carrying the infant Jesus across a river.
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: krĭsʹtəfər, IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/[1]
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Hyphenation: Chris‧to‧pher[1]
Proper noun edit
Christopher
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act 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?
- 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 surname originating as a patronymic.
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Related terms edit
- Chip, Kester, Kit, Kristopher
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References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Christopher”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Christopher, from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros, “Christ-bearing”).
Proper noun edit
Christopher
- a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]
Danish edit
Etymology edit
English style spelling variant of the standard Danish Christoffer.
Proper noun edit
Christopher
- a male given name
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Christopher, as a variant of the standard French Christophe.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Christopher m
- a male given name
German edit
Etymology edit
From English Christopher, as a variant of the standard German Christoph.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Christopher m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christophers)
- a male given name from English
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
English style spelling variant of the standard Norwegian Kristoffer.
Proper noun edit
Christopher
- a male given name from English
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English Christopher. Doublet of Cristóvão and Cristóforo.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Christopher m
- a male given name from English
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
English style spelling variant of the standard Swedish Kristoffer.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Christopher c (genitive Christophers)
- a male given name from English