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Cristóvão

Ancient Greek roots

Language context for this entry: Portuguese

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[kɾisˈtɔ.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃] · Portuguese (Brazil)

Origin: Ancient Greek
1 language context: Portuguese
Follow the evidence: 5 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Cristóvão

Cristóvão is a masculine given name documented in Portuguese. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος via Latin.

Ancient Greek origin

Source-reported

Inherited from Latin Chrīstophanus, variant of Chrīstophorus, from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros). Doublet of Cristóforo and Christopher.

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Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Documented usage

View usage notes (2)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q21285948
Masculine usage in Portuguese · Wiktionary: Cristóvão

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Portuguese

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Cristóvão” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q21285948.

All pronunciation details (9)

[kɾisˈtɔ.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃] — Portuguese (Brazil)
[kɾiʃˈtɔ.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃] — Portuguese (Rio de Janeiro)
[kɾiʃˈtɔ.βɐ̃w̃] — Portuguese (Northern, Portugal)
/kɾisˈtɔ.vɐ̃w̃/ — Portuguese (Brazil)
/kɾiʃˈtɔ.bɐ̃w̃/ — Portuguese (Northern, Portugal)
/kɾiʃˈtɔ.vɐ̃w̃/ — Portuguese (Portugal)
/kɾiʃˈtɔ.vɐ̃w̃/ — Portuguese (Rio de Janeiro)
/kɾisˈtɔ.vãw/ — Portuguese (Brazilian)
/kɾiʃˈtɔ.vãw/ — Portuguese (European)

02 / Across borders

Where Cristóvão is used

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Documented as a given name in Portuguese.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Cristóvão da Gama
1516–1542
Portuguese soldier in Ethiopia
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Cristóvão Ferreira
1580–1650
Portuguese Jesuit missionary
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Cristóvão Borges
born 1959
Brazilian footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5

Wikidata Q21285948CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Cristóvão

Cristóvão is a masculine given name documented in Portuguese. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος via Latin.

Ancient Greek origin

Source-reported

Inherited from Latin Chrīstophanus, variant of Chrīstophorus, from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros). Doublet of Cristóforo and Christopher.

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Latin
Ancient Greek

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (4)

Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Documented usage

View usage notes (2)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q21285948
Masculine usage in Portuguese · Wiktionary: Cristóvão

Explore the language context

Portuguese

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Cristóvão” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q21285948.

All pronunciation details (9)

[kɾisˈtɔ.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃] — Portuguese (Brazil)
[kɾiʃˈtɔ.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃] — Portuguese (Rio de Janeiro)
[kɾiʃˈtɔ.βɐ̃w̃] — Portuguese (Northern, Portugal)
/kɾisˈtɔ.vɐ̃w̃/ — Portuguese (Brazil)
/kɾiʃˈtɔ.bɐ̃w̃/ — Portuguese (Northern, Portugal)
/kɾiʃˈtɔ.vɐ̃w̃/ — Portuguese (Portugal)
/kɾiʃˈtɔ.vɐ̃w̃/ — Portuguese (Rio de Janeiro)
/kɾisˈtɔ.vãw/ — Portuguese (Brazilian)
/kɾiʃˈtɔ.vãw/ — Portuguese (European)

Where Cristóvão is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Cristóvão’s connections around the world.

0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Portugal

Language records

Documented as a given name in Portuguese.

Explore Portugal

2 of 2 countries

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Cristóvão da Gama
1516–1542
Portuguese soldier in Ethiopia
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Cristóvão Ferreira
1580–1650
Portuguese Jesuit missionary
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Cristóvão Borges
born 1959
Brazilian footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5

Wikidata Q21285948CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: CristóvãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Cristóvão

Ancient Greek origin

Where Cristóvão is used

Across borders

Portugal

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Cristóvão da Gama

Cristóvão Ferreira

Cristóvão Borges

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Cristóvão

Ancient Greek origin

Where Cristóvão is used

Across borders

Portugal

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Cristóvão da Gama

Cristóvão Ferreira

Cristóvão Borges

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page