Christophorus

German

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

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

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, literally Christ-bearer) from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, Christ) + φόρος (phóros, bearing), 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.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰriːsˈto.pʰo.rus/, [kʰriːs̠ˈt̪ɔpʰɔrʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /krisˈto.fo.rus/, [krisˈt̪ɔːforus]

Proper noun

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

Second-declension noun, singular only.

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

Descendants

Further reading

  • 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 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
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