Saint Christopher
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Christopher. In reference to the Caribbean island, a calque of Spanish San Cristóbal. Doublet of San Cristobal and Saint Kitts.
Proper noun
edit- (Christianity) A saint, who was an early Christian martyr.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) Saint Christopher of Trebizond.
- (historical) Former name of Saint Kitts, an island in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Noun
editSaint Christopher (plural Saint Christophers)
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