Given name & surname
Krištof
“Christ-bearer”
Krištof is a masculine given name. It is used in Slovak.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Krištof goes back to Latin Christophorus, meaning “Christ-bearer.”
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Where it comes from
Krištof comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From Latin Christophorus, from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος.
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Krištof’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Krištof has a diminutive in Krištofko. In Slovak usage, Krištof shares a linguistic root with the German form Christoph. In Slovenian usage, Krištof has a conventional equivalent in the French form Christophe.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Krištof has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
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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 26
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ChristopherEnglish
- Cristobalequivalent
- Kristoferequivalent
- Christoferequivalent
- Christophcognate · German
- Kristofferequivalent
- KrzysztofPolish
- Christofferequivalent
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- ChristopheFrench
- Kristofborrowing · English
- Kesterequivalent
- Christofequivalent
- Kristóferequivalent
- Kristapsequivalent
- Kryštofequivalent
- ΧριστόφοροςGreek
- CrístoferSpanish
- CristóbalSpanish
- Христофорequivalent
- Քրիստափորequivalent
- Cristóvãoequivalent
- Christophorusequivalent
- Cristòfolequivalent
- Khristoforequivalent
- Christovequivalent
- Cristoforoequivalent
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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