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christopher

LANGUAGE FAMILY:

indo-european > hellenic > greek

ORIGIN:

greek 

NAME ROOT:

KHRī́ō ‎-TOS / KHRīSTóS PHéRō / FéREIN > KHRISTóPHOROS

NATIVE NAME ROOT:

KHRī́ō ‎(χρῑ́ω) -TOS ‎(-τος) KHRīSTóS ‎(χρῑστός) PHéRō ‎(φέρω) FéREIN (φέρειν) KHRISTóPHOROS ‎(Χριστόφορος)

MEANING:

This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Khristóphoros ‎(Χριστόφορος)”, composed of two elements: “khrī́ō ‎(χρῑ́ω) -tos ‎(-τος) khrīstós ‎(χρῑστός)” (Messiah or Christ, an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth, to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve) plus “phérō ‎(φέρω) férein (φέρειν)” (bring, bear, carry). In turn, the name means “Christ-bearer, the one who bears Christ (in his soul)”. The name originates in the Christian legend of St. Christopher. As a first name, Christopher has been in use since the 15th century. The meaning of the name suggested the legend of St. Christopher carrying the Christ child across the water. The name, frequently cited as religious and even zealous in nature, has found modern popularity in part due to historical figures. With the European exploration of the Americas following the navigation of Christopher Columbus, the name retained its reverent stature but allowed for its removal from purely religious uses and distinction.

• albanian
• danish
• english
• finnish
• german
• greenlandic
• icelandic
• norwegian
• swedish

VARIANTS

albanian

kristofor, kristofer, kristoforid, kristoff

danish

kristopher, kristoffer, christoph, christoffer, kristof, kristofer, christof, christofer, cristoffer

english

kristopher

finnish

kristopher, kristoffer, christoph, christoffer, kristof, kristofer, christofer, cristoffer

german

christophorus, kristopher, kristoffer, christoph, christoffer, kristof, christof

icelandic

kristofer, kristófer

norwegian

kristopher, kristoffer, christoph, christoffer, kristof, kristofer, christof, christofer, cristoffer

swedish

christophorus, kristopher, kristoffer, christoph, christoffer, kristof, kristofer, christof, christofer, cristoffer

FEMININE

finnish

Christopha

german

Christophora

norwegian

Kristoffa, Kristofine

swedish

Christopha, Kristoffa

PET & SHORT FORM

danish

krissu, stoffer

english

topher, KIFF, Criffer

finnish

riku, krissu, toffe, tofferi

norwegian

krissu, offer, stoffer

swedish

stoffe, krissu, stoffer, toffe

LANGUAGES

Ancient Greek - Latinized

christophorus

ancient germanic

Stoffel

ancient greek

Christóphoros

arabic

krīstafe

armenian

Kʿristapʿvor

basque

kristoforo, kristobal

belarusian

krystafier

breton

kristof

bulgarian

khristofor

croatian

kristofor

czech

kryŠtof

dutch

christoffel, Stoffel

esperanto

kristoforo

estonian

kristofer

faroese

kristafár, kristoffur

french

christophe, kristof

georgian

K'ristep'ore

greek

christóforos

hungarian - magyar

kristÓf, krisztofer

indian - hindi

krisṭōphara

irish

críostóir

italian

cristoforo, cristofaro, cristofero, cristofolo, cristofalo, cristofano

latvian

kristupas, kristaps

lithuanian

kristoforas

macedonian

hristofor, kristofer

polish

krzysztof

portuguese

cristÓvÃo

russian

khristofor

scottish

kester

serbian

hristofor, kristofer

slovak

kryŠtof, kriŠtof

slovene

kriŠtof

spanish

cristÓbal

ukrainian

khrystofor, kryshtof

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Chakra Number:

4: The number of the Heart Chakra "Anahata"

Green is the main heart chakra color. It is the color of healing, balance, tranquility, and serenity. Green brings wholeness to our lives and it is the color most frequently found in nature. Learn more about this color and discover its meaning.

Color meaning:

The color green is the color of balance and harmony. From a color psychology perspective, it is the great balancer of the heart and the emotions, creating equilibrium between the head and the heart. From a meaning of colors perspective, green is also the color of growth, the color of spring, of renewal and rebirth. It renews and restores depleted energy. It is the sanctuary away from the stresses of modern living, restoring us back to a sense of well being. This is why there is so much of this relaxing color on the earth, and why we need to keep it that way.

Name Songs

	Song	Artist
	THE MOON AND ST. CHRISTOPHER	MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER
	CHRISTOPHER	VÉRONIQUE SANSON