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Source-reportedFrom Christopher + -a.
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- Wiktionary: ChristopheraCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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01 / Meaning & origin
Christophera is a feminine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
From Christopher + -a.
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04 / Through time
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Christophera— “Christ bearer”
…He was put to death in Lycia, and his relics were supposed to have been at first at Toledo and afterwards at St. Denis. The sight of St. Christopher’s image was thought to be a protection from sickness, earthquake, fire, or flood, for the rest of the day, and it was therefore carved out and painted in huge proportions outside churches and houses, especially in Italy, Spain, and Germany. The cumbrous length is cut down in England into Kit, Kester, and Chris. The modern Greeks…
…He was put to death in Lycia, and his relics were supposed to have been at first at Toledo and afterwards at St. Denis. The sight of St. Christopher’s image was thought to be a protection from sickness, earthquake, fire, or flood, for the rest of the day, and it was therefore carved out and painted in huge proportions outside churches and houses, especially in Italy, Spain, and Germany. The cumbrous length is cut down in England into Kit, Kester, and Chris. The modern Greeks shorten Christophoros into Christachi. The two feminine are the German Christophine and English Christophera.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part III, Chapter V (Christian Greek Names), Section III (Names from Christos) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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