Given name & surname
Christoffel
Christoffel is a surname from German. It is used in English and Dutch.
Original GermanChristoph
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Dutch usage, Christoffel developed from CHRISTOPHORUS.
Christoffel’s family of names
In Afrikaans usage, Christoffel has a diminutive in Stoffel. In Dutch usage, Christoffel developed from the Latin form CHRISTOPHORUS. In Dutch usage, Christoffel has a conventional equivalent in the German form Christoph.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Christoffel has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
Germanwhere Christoffel comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Christoffel
- Chris HooijkaasDutch sailor (1861–1926)
- Christoffel BrändliSwiss politicianborn 1943
- Christoffel van den Berghepainter from the Northern Netherlands (1590-1645)
- Christopher, Duke of Brunswick-HarburgCo-ruler of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Harburg (1570-1606)
- Christoffel van SwollGovernor-General of the Dutch East Indies1668–1718
- Christopher of Jutland1149 - 11 Apr 11731150–1173
- Christoffel Jacobsz van der LaemenFlemish painter1606–1652
- Christoffel Bisschoppainter from the Northern Netherlands (1828-1904)
- Christoffel van DijckDutch type designer1605–1669
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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