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Christopher
Given Name

Gender Male
Meaning Χριστόφορος (Christóphοros), 'Christ bearer'
Origin English derived from Ancient Greek
Related names Chris, Christo, Christoph, Kit, Kester, Topher, Cristobal, and Christy
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with Christopher

Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros). The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c The name means “Christ-bearer”, or more literally “Bearer of the anointed one”. Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " The constituent parts are χρίστος (khrístos) "anointed one" and φέρειν (phérein) "to carry". The name originates in the Christian legend of St. Christopher. Saint Christopher ( Greek: Άγιος Χριστόφορος) is a Saint venerated by Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians

In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as, Chris, Kit, Topher, Toph, Cris, Kris or Xtopher.

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Christopher is a City in Franklin County, Illinois, United States.

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Christopher

-proper noun

  1. A male given name.
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