Christopher

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.

• enPR: krĭsʹtəfər, IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/^[1]

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• Hyphenation: Chris‧to‧pher^[1]

Christopher

1. 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".

   • 2023 February 10, Graeme Wood, “DEI Is an Ideological Test”, in The Atlantic‎^[1], archived from the original on 11 February 2023:

     A similar impulse sometimes accompanies my reading of the work of Christopher F. Rufo, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and one of the most gifted conservative polemicists of his generation.

2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

• (given name): Chip, Chris, Chrissy, Christoph, Christy, Kit, Topher

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

Christopher

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]

English style spelling variant of the standard Danish Christoffer.

Christopher

1. a male given name

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

• IPA^(key): /kʁis.tɔ.fɛʁ/

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Christopher m

1. a male given name

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

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Christopher m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christophers)

1. a male given name from English

English style spelling variant of the standard Norwegian Kristoffer.

Christopher

1. a male given name from English

• Cristopher

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

Christopher m

1. a male given name from English

English style spelling variant of the standard Swedish Kristoffer.

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Christopher c (genitive Christophers)

1. a male given name from English