Given name

Kristoforo

“bearer of Christ”

Kristoforo is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Esperanto.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kristoforo goes back to Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος, meaning “bearer of Christ.”

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Where it comes from

Kristoforo comes from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Esperanto usage, Kristoforo developed from Χριστόφορος.

Kristoforo’s family of names

In Esperanto usage, Kristoforo developed from the Ancient Greek form Χριστόφορος. In Esperanto usage, Kristoforo has a conventional equivalent in the French form Christophe. In Esperanto usage, Kristoforo has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Krzysztof.

Walk Kristoforo’s family in the name graph

KristoforoChristopherKrzysztofChristopheΧριστόφοροςCristóbal

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Kristoforo has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

SpanishAncient Greek

Ancient Greekwhere Kristoforo comes from · 1 name

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Across languages 6

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

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Epicuro

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Deodoro

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Ancient Greek

Krzysztofor

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Ancient Greek

Assoro

Assoro is a surname from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Italian.

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Sibling ideas

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