Christopher

  • Boy
  • 11 letters
English He who holds Christ in his heart.
Greek From the Greek word meaning carrier of Christ,
Latin With Christ inside.
Literary A literary name from Shakespeare's King Richard III, where it belongs to christopher Urswick, a priest. 'The Taming of the Shrew' Christopher Sly, a tinker.
Famous bearers actors Christopher Plummer and Christopher Walken; explorer Christopher Columbus. St Christopher, patron Saint of travellers, is believed to have carried the Christ-child across a river.

Christopher is a boy’s name of English, Greek, Latin and Literary origin. Meaning in English: He who holds Christ in his heart. Meaning in Greek: From the Greek word meaning carrier of Christ,. Meaning in Latin: With Christ inside. A literary name from Shakespeare’s King Richard III, where it belongs to christopher Urswick, a priest. ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ Christopher Sly, a tinker. Famous bearer: actors Christopher Plummer and Christopher Walken; explorer Christopher Columbus. Famous bearer: St Christopher, patron Saint of travellers, is believed to have carried the Christ-child across a river. The name has 11 letters.

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Christoffer

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Danish English German

Christ hearer. He who holds Christ in his heart. With Christ inside.

Christoph

Boy

English Greek

He who holds Christ in his heart. Christ bearer.

Christophe

Boy

English French

He who holds Christ in his heart. With Christ inside.

Christophoros

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He who holds Christ in his heart. Christ bearer.

Christos

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English Greek

He who holds Christ in his heart. Variant of Christian 'follower of Christ; the annointed.'.

Christy

Unisex

English Greek Irish Scottish Latin

Diminutives of any masculine or feminine name begining with Christ-, for example Christahel, Christian, or Christopher. Variant of Christiana. Follower of Christ. From the Greek word meaning 'carrier of Christ', Follower of Christ. Diminutive of Christahel, meaning beautiful Christian, from 'Christus' meaning Christ and 'bella' meaning beautiful. Also a variant of Christiana, meaning Follower of Christ.