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'''Christopher''' is the [[English language|English]] version of a [[Europe]]-wide name derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''[[Christoforos]]''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "[[Jesus|Christ]]" or "[[Anointing|Anointed]]", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear";<ref>{{LSJ|xristo/s|χριστός}}, {{LSJ|fe/rw|φέρειν|ref}}</ref> hence the "Christ-bearer". |
'''Christopher''' is the [[English language|English]] version of a [[Europe]]-wide name derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''[[Christoforos]]''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "[[Jesus|Christ]]" or "[[Anointing|Anointed]]", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear";<ref>{{LSJ|xristo/s|χριστός}}, {{LSJ|fe/rw|φέρειν|ref}}</ref> hence the "Christ-bearer". |
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Pronunciation | /ˈkrɪstəfər/ |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Greek |
Meaning | Christ-bearer |
Other names | |
Related names | Chris (short form), Christoph, Christy, Kit |
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Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christophoros or Christoforos). The constituent parts are Χριστός (Christós), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (phérein), "to bear";[1] hence the "Christ-bearer".
As a given, or first name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", and sometimes "Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland.[2]
People with the given name
Antiquity
- Saint Christopher (died 251), a saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians
- Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general
- Christopher of Antioch (died 967), Greek Orthodox patriarch of Antioch
- Christopher of Bavaria (1416–1448), union king of Denmark (1440–1448), Sweden (1441–1448) and Norway (1442–1448)
- Christopher I of Denmark (1219–59) King of Denmark (1252–1259)
- Christopher II of Denmark (1276-1332) King of Denmark (1320–1326, 1329–1332)
- Christopher of Werle (died 1425), Prince of the Wends
- Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), Italian navigator, explorer, and colonizer who captained the first European ship to reach the Americas
Modern
- Christopher (singer) (born 1992), Danish singer
- Christopher of Greece and Denmark (1888–1940), prince, son of George I, King of Greece
- Christopher of Prague (born 1953), primate-elect of the Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
- Christopher Abbott (born 1986), American actor
- Christopher J. Alexis Jr. (born 1996), Grenadian road cyclist
- Christopher Awdry (born 1940), English author is best known for his contributions to The Railway Series of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine
- Christopher Bartley (born 1963), American psychologist
- Christopher Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player
- Chris Broach (born 1976), American musician, songwriter, and recording artist.
- Chris Brown (born 1989), American singer and songwriter
- Christopher Cerf (born 1941), American author, composer-lyricist, voice actor, and record and television producer
- Kris Clyburn (born 1996), American basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Christopher Comstock (born 1992), American electronic music producer and DJ, better known by his stage name Marshmello
- Christopher Cradock (1862–1914), English Royal Navy officer
- Christopher Cross (born 1950), American musician
- Christopher Dorner (1973–2013), American former LA police officer and spree killer
- Christopher Eccleston (born 1964), English actor
- Christopher Evans (born 1981), American actor
- Christopher R. Fee, American medievalist
- Christopher Ford, American screenwriter
- Christopher E. Gerty (born 1975), American aerospace engineer and aquanaut
- Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go (born 1974), Filipino politician
- Christopher Guarin, Filipino journalist who was murdered
- Sir Christopher Hatton (1540-1591), English politician and 'favourite' of Queen Elizabeth 1st
- Chris Hemsworth (born 1983), Australian actor
- Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011), English American author and journalist
- Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986), English American novelist
- Christopher Allan Hector Perera Jayawardena, Sri Lankan Sinhala army officer
- Christopher Katongo (born 1982), Zambian international footballer
- Christopher Lee (disambiguation)
- Christopher Lekapenos (died 931), Byzantine co-emperor
- Christopher Lloyd (born 1938), American actor
- Christopher Lloyd (screenwriter) (born 1960), American screenwriter
- Christopher Maloney (English singer) (born 1977), British singer-songwriter
- Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593), English dramatist
- Christopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin (born 1977), English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist.
- Christopher Meloni (born 1961), American actor
- Christopher Messina (born 1981), American inventor of the hashtag
- Christopher Robin Milne (1920–1996), English son of author A. A. Milne
- Christopher Morley (1890–1957), American journalist, novelist, essayist, and poet
- Christopher Nolan (born 1970), British-American film director and producer
- Christopher Nowinski (born 1978), American professional wrestler
- Christopher Ondaatje (born 1933), Sri Lankan Briton businessman and adventurer
- Christopher O'Neill (born 1974), husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden
- Christopher Paolini (born 1983), American author
- Christopher Stuart Patterson (born 1842), American Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Christopher Pike (author) (born 1954), American author
- Chris Pine (born 1980), American actor
- Christopher Pratt (born 1935), Canadian painter and printmaker
- Chris Pratt (born 1979), American actor
- Christopher Plummer (1929–2021), Canadian actor
- Christopher Reeve (1952–2004), American actor
- Christopher Ruocchio, American author and editor
- Christopher Samba (born 1984), former Blackburn Rovers Captain
- Christopher Scarver (born 1969), American robber and serial killer; best known for killing Jeffrey Dahmer
- Christopher Smart (1722–1771), English poet
- Chris Squire (1948-2015), English bassist (Yes)
- Christopher Tingley (born c. 1950), Arabic translator
- Christopher Tolkien (1924–2020), third and youngest son of the author J. R. R. Tolkien
- Christopher Walken (born 1943), American actor
- Chris Whelpdale (born 1987), English professional footballer
- Christopher Wilder (1945–1984), American serial killer and rapist
- Christopher Woodrow (born 1977), American movie producer
- Christopher Wren (1632–1723), English architect
People with the surname
- Bostin Christopher, American actor
- Alvin Christopher, first elected to office as an independent in 1995
- Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher (born 1925), British businessman, trade unionist, and tax official
- Ann Christopher (born 1947), British sculptor
- Byron Christopher (born 1949), Canadian news reporter
- Anthony (Tony) Christopher (born 1952), CEO and president of Landmark Entertainment Group
- Chigozie Christopher (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
- Joseph Christopher (1955–1993), American serial killer
- Josh Christopher (born 2001), American basketball player
- Warren Christopher (1925–2011), 63rd United States Secretary of State
Fictional characters
• Christopher “Chris” Halliwell, son of main character Piper Halliwell of Charmed.
- Christopher "Chris" Myers, character from The Promise (2016)
- Christopher "Chris" Kirkman, a character in Bravest Warriors
- Christopher Pike, captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 immediately prior to James T. Kirk, from the Star Trek franchise including the Original Series, the 2009 film by J. J. Abrams, the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, and the upcoming series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
- Christopher Robin, character from the "Winnie the Pooh"
- Peter Christopher, lead character in the 1960s TV sitcom Occasional Wife
Cognates in other languages
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- Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus
- Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo
- Arabic: كريستوفر (Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer), اصطفر (ʔiṣṭufur, ʔiṣṭafur), عبد المسيح (ʕabdu l-masīḥ), خريستو (Ḵrīstū, Ḵrīstaw, Ḵrīstau)
- Aragonese: Cristofo
- Azerbaijani: Kristofer
- Armenian: Քրիստափոր (Christapor, Krisdapor)
- Basque: Kristobal
- Belarusian: Крыстафер (Krystafier)
- Bengali: ক্রিস্টোফার (Krisţophar)
- Breton: Kristof, Kristol
- Bulgarian: Кристофър (Christofr), Христофор ("Khristofór")
- Catalan: Cristòfor
- Chinese: 克里斯托弗 (Kèlǐsītuōfú), 克里斯多夫(Kèlǐsīduōfū), 克里斯多福 ("Kèlǐsīduōfú)
- Cornish: Kitto
- Corsican: Cristofanu
- Croatian: Kristofor
- Czech: Kryštof
- Danish: Christoffel, Christoffell, Christoffer, Christofher, Christopher, Chriztoffer, Kristofer, Kristofers, Kristoffer, Kristoofer, Kristopher[3][4]
- Dutch: Christoffel, Christoforus, Christophe, Kristof
- Esperanto: Kristoforo
- Estonian: Christoph, Kristof, Kristofer, Kristoffer, Risto
- Faroese: Kristoffur
- Finnish: Kristoffer, Risto
- Flemish: Christoffel, Kristof
- French: Christophe
- Galician: Cristovo
- Genoese: Christoffa
- German: Christoph, Christof, Christoffer
- Georgian: ქრისტეფორე (K'ristep'ore)
- Greek: Χριστόφορος (Christóphoros)
- Gujarati: ક્રિસ્ટોફર (Krisṭōphara)
- Haitian Creole: Kristòf
- Hawaiian: Kilikopela, 'Imiloa (direct translation)
- Hebrew: כריסטופר (Kristofer)
- Hindi: क्रिस्टोफर (Krisṭōphar)
- Hungarian: Kristóf, Krisztofer
- Icelandic: Kristófer
- Irish: Críostóir
- Italian: Cristoforo
- Japanese: クリストファー (Kurisutofā)
- Kannada: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟೋಫರ್ (Krisṭōphar)
- Korean: 크리스토퍼 (Keuriseutopeo)
- Latin: Christopherus, Christophorus
- Latvian: Kristaps, Kristofers
- Lithuanian: Kristoforas, Kristupas
- Macedonian: Кристофер (Kristofer)
- Malayalam: ക്രിസ്റ്റഫർ (Kristaphar)
- Maltese: Kristofru, Ħamallu
- Marathi: ख्रिस्तोफर (Khristōphar)
- Middle English: Cristofre
- Mongolian: Кристофер (Kristofyer)
- Nepali: क्रिस्टोफर (Krisṭōphar)
- Norwegian: Kristoffer
- Occitan: Cristòl
- Persian: کریستوفر
- Polish: Krzysztof
- Portuguese: Cristóvão
- Romanian: Hristofor
- Russian: Христофо́р (Khristofór)
- Sami: Doffá
- Sardinian: Cristolu
- Scottish Gaelic: Crìsdean
- Serbian: Христофор (Hristofor)
- Sicilian: Cristòfuru
- Slovak: Krištof
- Slovenian: Krištof
- Sorbian: Kito
- Spanish: Cristóbal, Cristo, Tobolito, Cristóforo
- Swahili: Gitte
- Swedish: Christoffer, Kristoffer
- Tamil: கிறிஸ்டோபர் (Kiṟisṭōpar)
- Telugu: క్రిస్టోఫర్ (Krisṭōphar)
- Thai: คริสโตเฟอร์ (Kristofeʼr)
- Turkish: Kristof
- Ukrainian: Христофор (Khrystofor), Криштоф (Kryshtof)
- Urdu: کرسٹوفر
- Venetian: Cristoforo
- Vietnamese: Kristoffer, Christopher
- Welsh: Cristoffis
- Yiddish: טשריסטאָפער (Tshristofer)
See also
- Christoph, a given name and surname
- Christophers, a surname
- Kester (name), a given name and surname
References
- ^ χριστός, φέρειν. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
- ^ "Christopher - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Christopher". Baby Names UK.
- ^ "Approved Firstnames (Boys) starting with C - Ankestyrelsen". ast.dk. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "Approved Firstnames (Boys) starting with K - Ankestyrelsen". ast.dk. Retrieved 2020-01-02.