christopher
/ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.22 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
name
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Example Sentences
- "Am not I Christopher Sly, old Sly's son, of Burtonheath; by birth a pedlar, by education a card-maker, by transmutation a bear-herd, and now by present profession a tinker?"
- "- - - a baby, which also happened to fall due, was baptized "Paul" ( for the church ) "Christopher" ( because St. Christopher had to do with rivers and ferries ), the Rector strenuously resisting the parents' desire to call it "Van Weyden Flood"."
- "A similar impulse sometimes accompanies my reading of the work of Christopher F. Rufo, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and one of the most gifted conservative polemicists of his generation."
Etymology
From Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “carrier of Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “carrier, bearer”), from φέρειν (phérein, “to carry, to bear”) + -ος (-os, “-er: forming agent nouns”), from the legend of Saint Christopher carrying the infant Jesus across a river.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Christophorus, Χρῑστόφορος, Χριστός
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/
- British English: /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fə/