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Христофор
Христофор (Xrystofór) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Ukrainian.
Bulgarian and Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Christopher.
Meaning & origin
Христофор’s family of names
In Ukrainian usage, Христофор has a diminutive in Хри́стоф. In Bulgarian usage, Христофор has a conventional equivalent in the French form Christophe. In Russian usage, Христофор has a conventional equivalent in the German form Christoph.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Христофор has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
13 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 31
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ChristopherEnglish
- Cristopherequivalent
- Cristobalequivalent
- Kristoferequivalent
- Christoferequivalent
- ChristophGerman
- Kristofferequivalent
- KrzysztofPolish
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- Kesterequivalent
- Christofequivalent
- Christofferequivalent
- Kristofequivalent
- ChristopheFrench
- Cristovoequivalent
- Cristóvãoequivalent
- Christophorusequivalent
- Cristòfolequivalent
- Kristófequivalent
- Christovequivalent
- Cristoforoequivalent
- Krištofequivalent
- Kristóferequivalent
- Kristapsequivalent
- Kryštofequivalent
- Kristaforaborrowing · izh
- ΧριστόφοροςGreek
- CrístoferSpanish
- CristóbalSpanish
- Kristoforasborrowing · Lithuanian
- Khristoforborrowing · English
- Христофо́рhas masculine form
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Христофор
- Christapor MikaelianArmenian revolutionary (1859–1905)
- Khrystofor BaranovskySecretary of Finance (1874–1941)
- Kristapor Kara-MurzaArmenian composer (1853–1902)
- Hristofor Alaverdov1895–1942
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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