Christopher
Syllables: Chris·to·pher/ˈkɹɪs.tə.fə/US/ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/
Christopher proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek.
Proper noun
Christopher
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 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?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]...
- - - - 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".1934, Dorothy Sayers, The Nine Tailors
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Christopher meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Christopher in Hindi
- a male given name
- क्रिस्टोफ़र krisṭofar
Christopher in Tamil
- a male given name
- கிரிஸ்டோபர் kirisṭōpar
Christopher in Marathi
- a male given name
- क्रिस्टोफर krisṭophar
Christopher in Bengali
- a male given name
- ক্রিস্টোফার krisṭōphar
More languagesFewer languages
- Christopher in Kannada
- ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟೋಫರ್ krisṭōphar
- Christopher in Gujarati
- ક્રિસ્ટોફર krisṭophar
- Christopher in Tagalog
- Kristobal
- Christopher in Arabic
- كْرِيسْتُوفَر kristūfar
- Christopher in Malay
- Kristofer
- Christopher in Indonesian
- Kristofer
- Christopher in Thai
- คริสโตเฟอร์
Synonyms of Christopher
Origin of 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.
Words formed from Christopher
Phrases with Christopher
Questions about Christopher
- What does Christopher mean?
- Christopher means a male given name from Ancient Greek.
- What is Christopher in Hindi?
- Christopher in Hindi is क्रिस्टोफ़र (krisṭofar). See Christopher meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Christopher?
- Christopher is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Christopher?
- Christopher is pronounced /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/ (US).
Words near Christopher in the dictionary
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