Christopher

American  

[kris-tuh-fer] / ˈkrɪs tə fər /

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.

2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “Christ-bearer.”

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Christopher British  

/ ˈkrɪstəfə /

noun

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

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Christopher Cultural  

1. 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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The man Christopher Nolan calls the greatest filmmaker who ever lived now has his monument: “The Complete Kubrick,” a 30-disc, $600 boxed set of 4K Blu-Ray editions of all 13 features.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Prosecuting counsel Christopher Paxton, KC, asked the mother if there were any concerns about how her son was using his phone and if she was checking his phone.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The study, "Vanillin as a bioactive component in biomedical formulations for chronic wound healing and tissue regeneration," was conducted by Borislav Stoilov, Vi Khanh Truong, Christopher Delaney, and Krasimir Vasilev.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

If there’s resistance to giving Christopher Nolan back-to-back best picture winners, the greatest threat might come from a movie occupying the same lane, an auteur-driven epic lauded by critics and embraced by audiences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The water was deep, and Christopher swam fast.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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