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Christophora

Christophora proper noun: a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of rare usage.

Proper noun

Christophora

  1. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of rare usage.
    • THE following valuable Freehold ESTATES, in Lancashire, late the Property of Lady Christophora Clayton and others:— […]1848 September 8, “Sales by Auction”, in The Liverpool Mercury, […], volume XXXVIII, number 2020, Liverpool, Lancashire, →OCLC, page 5, column 3
    • GALE—On the 8th inst., at 30, Powis-square, Charlotte Christophora […] daughter of the late William Gale, of Bardsea Hall, […]1893 July 12, “Deaths”, in The Morning Post, number 37,779, London, →OCLC, page 1, column 1

Forms of Christophora

alternative formChristophera

Origin of Christophora

A feminine form of Latin Chrīstophorus. By surface analysis, Christophor + -a.

Questions about Christophora

What does Christophora mean?
Christophora means a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of rare usage.
What part of speech is Christophora?
Christophora is a proper noun.

Words near Christophora in the dictionary

  1. Christophobe
  2. Christophobes
  3. Christophobia
  4. Christophobic
  5. Christophor
  6. Christophora
  7. Christopoulos
  8. Christopouloses
  9. Christos
  10. Christotokos
  11. Christoval

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