proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Chrīstophorus
Chrīstophorus m sg (genitive Chrīstophorī)
Classical[kʰriːsˈtɔ.pʰɔ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[krisˈtɔː.fo.rus]
Meaning
- Late LatinMedieval Latina male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Chrīstifer, Chrīstophanus, and Chrīstopherus, equivalent to English Christopher
- Late LatinMedieval LatinSaint Christopher; Christopher Columbus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Chrīstophorus | — |
| genitive | Chrīstophorī | — |
| dative | Chrīstophorō | — |
| accusative | Chrīstophorum | — |
| ablative | Chrīstophorō | — |
| vocative | Chrīstophore | — |
Origins
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.
Descendants
- CatalanCristòfor
- CatalanCristòfol
- EnglishChristopherfrom Middle English Kristofre
- EnglishTopherfrom Middle English Kristofre
- FrenchChristophe
- GermanChristophorus
- GermanChristoph
- GermanChristoffer
- ItalianCristoforo
- OccitanCristòl