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Meaning and origin
Christopher is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Anointed, Follower of Christ`.


Where is it used?
The name Christopher is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Cristobal (In Spanish)
Kester (In Scottish)
Kristoffer (In Scandinavian)
Cristóvão (In Portuguese)
Krzysztof (In Polish)
Kristaps (In Latvian)
Cristoforo (In Italian)
Kristóf (In Hungarian)
Christoph (In German)
Christine (In French and in English)
Christophe (In French)
Risto (In Finnish)
Katherine (In English)
Kristopher (In English)
Krystof (In Czech)


If it's too long people might use
In English: Kit
In English: Chris


For the opposite sex use:
In English and in French: Christian (M)


See also
In Polish: Krzys
In English and in French: Charles (M)
In English: Chip (M)


Extra information:
From Old English.

What Christopher`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Christopher:
   It also has the word Christ in it
   The worst thing about the name:
   It doesn't suit my character
   If my name wasn`t Christopher....:
   yes. Right now my cousins call me Corey
   Extra information:
   

More `Christopher` links
Christopher as abbreviation
Actors named Christopher
Christopher in the encyclopedia