Ancient Greek origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “Christ-bearer”
From Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “bearing”), literally “Christ-bearer”), from Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós, “anointed one”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, bring”, from Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (from the root *bʰer-), whence via Proto-Italic *ferō also comes ferō; cf. Chrīstifer.
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- Wiktionary: ChristophorusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Spanish Wiktionary: ChristophorusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- French Wiktionary: ChristophorusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Portuguese Wiktionary: ChristophorusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
