German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʁɪsˈtɔ.fo.ʁʊs/, /-fə-/

Proper noun

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Christophorus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Christophorus' or Christophori)

  1. Saint Christopher
  2. a male given name of rare usage
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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, Christ) +‎ φόρος (phóros, bearing), literally Christ-bearer), from Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós, anointed one) +‎ φέρω (phérō, to bear, bring, from Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (from the root *bʰer-), whence via Proto-Italic *ferō also comes ferō; cf. Chrīstifer.

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Proper noun

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Chrīstophorus m sg (genitive Chrīstophorī); second declension (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Chrīstifer, Chrīstophanus, or Chrīstopherus, equivalent to English Christopher
  2. a Roman praenomen of Greek derivation
  3. Saint Christopher; Christopher Columbus

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Chrīstophorus
Genitive Chrīstophorī
Dative Chrīstophorō
Accusative Chrīstophorum
Ablative Chrīstophorō
Vocative Chrīstophore

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Christopher - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Christopher. Baby Names UK
  • Chrīstophorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Chrīstophorus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Chrīstophorus in Stadler, Johannes Evangelista, Heim, Franz Joseph, Ginal, Johann Nepomuk (1858–1882) Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon oder Lebensgeschichten aller Heiligen, Seligen etc. aller Orte und aller Jahrhunderte [Complete Holy Lexicon and Life Stories of Saints, Blessed, etc...], Augsburg: Schmid'sche, page 609/2