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Χριστόφορος (Christóphοros), "Christ-bearer" Chris, Christoph, Christy, |
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". It is related to the names Chris meaning "Anointed" and Christian meaning "follower of Christ" or "little Christ" (all from Greek.)
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 "Topher" or "Toph", has come into wider use in the U.S.
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.
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Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus
Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo
Arabic: كريستوفر (Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer)
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
Cornish: Kitto
Corsican: Cristofanu
Croatian: Kristofor
Czech: Kryštof (Štofi, Kiki, Kryšpín)
Danish: Christoffer, Kristoffer
Dutch: Christoffel, Christoforus, Christophe, Kristof
Esperanto: Kristoforo
Estonian: Christoph, Kristof, Kristofer, Kristoffer
Finnish: Kitts, 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
Hebrew: כריסטופר (Kristofer)
Hindi: क्रिस्टोफर (Krisṭōphar)
Hungarian: Kristóf
Icelandic: Kristófer
Irish: Críostóir
Italian: Cristoforo
Kannada: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟೋಫರ್ (Krisṭōphar)
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
Swahili: Gitte
Swedish: Christoffer, Kristoffer
Sylheti: ক্রিস্টোফার (Krisţofar)
Tamil: கிறிஸ்டோபர் (Kiṟisṭōpar)
Telugu: క్రిస్టోఫర్ (Krisṭōphar)
Thai: คริสโตเฟอร์ (Kristofeʼr)
Turkish: Kristof
Ukrainian: Христофор (Khrystofor), Криштоф (Kryshtof)
Urdu: کرسٹوفر
Venetian: Cristoforo
Yiddish: טשריסטאָפער (Tşrystʼápʻr, Qrystʼapʻr)
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