Christopher

American

[kris-tuh-fer] / ˈkrɪs tə fər /

noun

Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “Christ-bearer.”

Christopher British

/ ˈkrɪstəfə /

noun

Saint. 3rd century _ad , Christian martyr; patron saint of travellers

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Christopher Cultural

A Christian saint (though no longer listed by the Catholic Church in the Calendar of Saints). Jesus appeared to him as a little child whom Christopher carried across a stream. Christopher means “Christ-bearer.”

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Christopher is the patron saint of travelers.

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Christopher Cerrone and his wife left Brooklyn for a condo in Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood in 2023, enticed by the fact they could get more space for the money there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Economist Christopher Thornberg has a more optimistic outlook on the impact of rising fuel prices on the average consumer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Christopher Voigt, head of MIT's Department of Biological Engineering, is the senior author of the paper, which was recently published in Nature Chemical Biology.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

In contrast, Reform UK has oodles of cash thanks to the generosity of crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The trees rose around them, some as high as electricity pylons, some no taller than Christopher.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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