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Usage
Swedish
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Origin and Meaning
Latin form of the Greek name Χριστοφορος (Khristophóros) meaning 'bearing Christ' (combination of Greek Χριστος (Christos) = 'Christ' and φερω (phero) = 'to bear' (see also -us) [1] [2] [3]
Related Names
See also Chris, Christophe, Christopher, Kristo
Further Information
Namesakes
- Saint Christophorus, patron saint of things related to travel and travelers, against lightning and pestilence, and patronage for archers, bachelors, boatmen, soldiers, bookbinders, epilepsy, floods, fruit dealers, fullers, gardeners, a holy death, mariners, market carriers, motorists and drivers, sailors, storms, toothache, mountaineering, and transportation workers; he is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
Statistics
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Country | Commonness
| Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ |
|
| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& |
---|
Sweden[4] |
|
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
Denmark[5] |
|
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
Norway[6] |
|
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
Finland[7] |
|
n.a. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
n.a. |
1 |
Greenland[8] |
|
0 |
0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
#: count of main first name only |
&: count of both main and additional first names |
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
No recent statistics trend found in databases for Christophorus.
References
- ↑ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: Oxford Dictionary of First Names (2003)
- ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
- ↑ Gulbrand Alhaug: 10 001 navn - Norsk fornavnleksikon (2011)
- ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
- ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
- ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
- ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
- ↑ Grønlands Statistik, Statistics office of Greenland, http://www.stat.gl/