Christopher

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “Christ-bearing”). The meaning of the name suggested the legend of St. Christopher carrying the Christ child across water.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: krĭsʹtəfər, IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fə(ɹ)/[1]
    • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Hyphenation: Chris‧to‧pher[1]

Proper noun

Christopher

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    • c. 1590–1592, 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 606515358, [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".
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Translations

References
  1. “Christopher”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Christopher, from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros, “Christ-bearing”).

Proper noun

Christopher

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek

Danish

Etymology

English style spelling variant of the standard Danish Christoffer.

Proper noun

Christopher

  1. a male given name

French

Etymology

From English Christopher, as a variant of the standard French Christophe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʁis.tɔ.fɛʁ/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Christopher m

  1. a male given name

German

Etymology

From English Christopher, as a variant of the standard German Christoph.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Christopher m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christophers)

  1. a male given name from English

Norwegian

Etymology

English style spelling variant of the standard Norwegian Kristoffer.

Proper noun

Christopher

  1. a male given name from English

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Christopher. Doublet of Cristóvão and Cristóforo.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾis.to.feʁ/ [ˈkɾis.to.feh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈkɾis.to.feɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkɾiʃ.to.feʁ/ [ˈkɾiʃ.to.feχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾis.to.feɻ/

Proper noun

Christopher m

  1. a male given name from English

Swedish

Etymology

English style spelling variant of the standard Swedish Kristoffer.

Proper noun

Christopher c (genitive Christophers)

  1. a male given name from English
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