Christopher

[kris-tuh-fer]

noun

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

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

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Examples from the Web for christopher

Contemporary Examples of christopher

Christopher Nolan, Interstellar “My films are always held to a weirdly high standard,” Nolan told me.
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After the curtain calls, Christopher comes back to explain a complicated math problem.
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To unwind, Sharp takes long showers, and stops himself from separating his food on his plate as Christopher would.
The Brit Who Stormed Broadway
Tim Teeman
December 7, 2014
Sharp has spent so long being Christopher he can just “drop into him and stay in him consistently” before a performance.
The Brit Who Stormed Broadway
Tim Teeman
December 7, 2014

Historical Examples of christopher

"You are quite right: there's not a doubt of it," answered Mr. Christopher.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
"Now let us fasten up the door I came in by," said Christopher.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
"I don't like talking about things before at least they are begun," answered Christopher.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
Christopher stood silent, as if brooding on what he had seen.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
"It goes into no lady's house, so far as I understand," said Christopher.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for christopher

Christopher

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for christopher

Christopher

masc. proper name, Church Latin Christophoros, from Ecclesiastical Greek khristophoros, literally "Christ-bearing;" from phoros "bearer," from pherein "to carry" (see infer). In medieval legend he was a giant (one of the rare virtuous ones) who aided travellers by carrying them across a river. Medallions with his image worn by travellers are known from the Middle Ages (e.g. Chaucer's Yeoman). Not a common name in medieval England.

christopher in Culture

Christopher

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.”

Note

Christopher is the patron saint of travelers.