Word
christopher
Phoneticschristo·pher
/ˈkɹɪstəfɝ/
Definitions
01given name
n. a common first name for a man or boy.
n. A masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Christophoros.
“My friend Christopher usually asks people to call him Chris.”
“Christopher is a traditional name that has remained popular in various forms across many European languages for centuries.”
Synonyms
02surname
n. a family name or last name.
n. A surname of patronymic origin, derived from the given name of an ancestor.
“The author of the book is a woman named Sarah Christopher.”
“The legal documents were signed by a Mr. Christopher, who represented the estate during the probate hearings.”
Etymology
From Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “carrier of Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “carrier, bearer”), from φέρειν (phérein, “to carry, to bear”) + -ος (-os, “-er: forming agent nouns”), from the legend of Saint Christopher carrying the infant Jesus across a river.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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