# Christopher

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/ · frequency rank #4,928

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## 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.

## Common misspellings (18)
`cchristopher`, `chhristopher`, `chirstopher`, `chrisotpher`, `chrisstopher`, `christohper`, `christopehr`, `christopherr`, `christophher`, `christophre`, `christoppher`, `christpoher`, `christtopher`, `chritsopher`, `chrristopher`, `chrsitopher`, `crhistopher`, `hcristopher`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/christopher