Group info: | Meaning/translation: | carrying Christ |
Language of origin: | Old Greek |
Info about origin: | widespread in the Middle Ages in reverence for Saint Christopher (3rd century), patron saint of travellers and one of the 14 Holy Helpers |
Words: | christos = the sanctified, the anointed Old Greek |
| pherein = to bear, to carry Old Greek |
Topics: | 14 Holy Helpers, New Testament |
Variants' top ranks: | 1:Christopher England+Wales 1984, 2:Krzysztof Poland 2012, 4:Kristófer Iceland 2010, 5:Kristofer Estonia 2018, 6:Cristóbal Chile 2012, 6:Hristo Bulgaria 2011, 9:Christophe France 2011, 13:Kristóf Hungary 2015, 14:Christoph Austria/Vienna 2000, 16:Krystof Czechia 2017 |
|
| |
Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
German | | Christof, Christoff, Christoph, Kris |
Italian | | Cristoforo |
Scandinavian | | Kristof, Kristofer, Kristoffer |
Portuguese | | Cristovão |
French | | Christophe |
Spanish | | Christóbal, Cristóbal |
English | | Chris, Christofer, Christoffer, Christopher, Cristobal, Cristofer, Cristopher, Kris, Kristofer, Kristopher |
Hungarian | | Kristóf, Krisztofer |
Czech | | Krystof |
Polish | | Krysztof, Krzysztof |
Bulgarian | | Hristo |
Finnish | | Risto |
Old Greek | | Christophoros |
Latin | | Christophorus |
Icelandic | | Kristófer |
|
| |
Name variants: 30 male name variants, sorted by name and gender | |
| |