Name: Christopher
Gender: Male
Usage: Christopher, of anglo-saxon origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Christopher are in general originating from Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Malta, Norway, Sao Tome and Principe, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zimbabwe.
Variants: For another variant of the name Christopher across the world, see Chris.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Christopher is: Bearer of Christ, Christ-bearer.
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Numerology of the first name Christopher: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 4. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: traditional, organized, self-disciplined, steady, logical, practical, helpful, reliable.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Practical, Dependable
Ruling planet: Uranus
Colors: Blue, Gray
Gemstones: Sapphire
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The name Christopher is ranked on the 10,086th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 25200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Christopher has eleven characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Christopher for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Christopher is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christóforos). The constituent parts are Χριστός (Christós), "Christ", and φέρειν (férein), "bear": the "Christ-bearer"
As a given, or first name, Christopher has been in use since the 10th century. In Denmark the name was borne by three kings (their names are usually spelled Christoffer), and included the 15th-century Christopher of Bavaria who also ruled Norway and Sweden.
In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as 'Chris' or 'Kit', the latter the more common abbreviation until the later 20th century.
It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland or Ireland.
English: from Greek Khristophoros, a name composed of the elements Khristos Christ + pherein to bear. This was popular among early Christians, conscious of the fact that they were metaphorically bearing Christ in their hearts. A later, over-literal interpretation of the name gave rise to the legend of a saint who actually bore the Christ-child over a stream; he is regarded as the patron of travellers.
Cognates: Irish Gaelic: Críostóir. Scottish: Kester; See also Crìsdean. French: Christophe. Italian: Cristoforo. Spanish: Cristóbal. Catalan: Cristòfol. Portuguese: Cristovão. German: Christoph. Scandinavian: Kristoffer. Polish: Krzysztof. Czech: Kryštof Finnish: Risto.
Short forms: English: Chris. Spanish: Cristo.
Pet forms: English: Kit. German: Stoffel.
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