Given name
Christophoros
“one who bears Christ inside”
Christophoros is a variant of Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Christophoros is a variant of Christopher. One Greek interpretation is “one who bears Christ inside.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Christophoros is a variant of Christopher. An origin associated with Christopher is Greek.
Explained through its name family
Christophoros’s family of names
Christophoros has a related form in Christopher.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Christophoros
- Christopher A. PissaridesBritish-Cypriot economistborn 1948
- Christoforos PapakaliatisGreek actorborn 1975
- Christopher of Mytilene11th-century Byzantine poet and writer1000–1050
- Christopher PapamichalopoulosCypriot alpine skierborn 1988
- Christoforos LiontakisGreek poet and translator (1945–2019)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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