Christopher
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Christopher is the name that corresponds to the Greek name/word Christophoros. The latter consists of words for 'Christ' and "to bear" (pherein). It was popular with early Christians who believed they "carried" Christ in their hearts.
The name also became associated with the apocryphal story of a giant who physically carried the Christ-child across a river. See Saint Christopher.
The truncations Chris, Christ, Christo, Christoph, Christophe, Christy are also used as names, in various languages.
Nicknames derived from Christopher include Chris, Pher (pronounced Fur), Kit and Topher (eg Topher Grace), and Toph (mostly New English).
People
- Saint Christopher
- Christopher Columbus
- Christopher Hitchens
- Christophe Lambert
- Christopher Lee
- Christopher Lloyd
- Christopher McDonald
- Christopher Pike
- Christopher Reeve
- Christopher Sholes
- Christopher Walken
- Christopher Wolstenholme
Christopher in other languages
- Latin: Christophorus
- Greek: Χριστόφορος (Christóphoros)
- Polish: Krzysztof
- German: Christoph
- Spanish: Cristóbal
- Finnish: Risto
- French: Christophe
- Hungarian: Kristóf
- Czech & Slovak: Kryštof
- Italian: Cristoforo
- Swedish: Kristoffer
- Latvian: Kristaps
- Bulgarian: Христо (Hristo)
- Portuguese: Cristóvāo
- Russian: Христофор (Khristofor)
External links
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