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Baby Name Christopher |
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| Meaning of Christopher - What does the name Christopher means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| kris-to-fer |  |
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Boy Name |
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Irish |
| Name Meaning: |
A 16th-century borrowing from the English, Christopher is derived from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Christophorus, which is from the Ecclesiastic Greek Cristophoros, a compounding of the elements Christos (Christ) and pherein (to bear): hence, "bearing Christ." The name was borne by St. Christopher, a 3rd-century Christian martyr of Asia Minor who is the patron saint of travelers |
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