Christopher

\kʁis.tɔ.fəʁ\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of English origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginEnglish
Pronunciation\kʁis.tɔ.fəʁ\
Compound namesChristopher-James, Jean-Christopher

Origin and meaning

Borrowed from English Christopher, as a variant of the standard French Christophe.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • United States
  • Malta
  • East Frisia
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Norway
  • Sweden

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Lepticed7 (France (Toulouse)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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