Given name & surname

Christopherus

Christopherus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Christopherus comes from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Christopherus’s family of names

In Latin usage, Christopherus has a related form in Christopher. In Latin usage, Christopherus has a related form in CHRISTOPHORUS. In Latin usage, Christopherus has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Cristóbal.

Walk Christopherus’s family in the name graph

ChristopherusChristopherChristophChristophorusChrīstophorusCristóbal

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Christopherus has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

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5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Hebrew

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Sibling ideas

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