St. Kitts
[kits]
- one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 68 sq. mi. (176 sq. km).
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Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
Also called St. Christopher.
St. Christopher
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Christopher
[kris-tuh-fer]
- Saint,died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
- a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “Christ-bearer.”
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Saint Christopher
- another name for Saint Kitts
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Christopher
- Saint. 3rd century ad, Christian martyr; patron saint of travellers
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Word Origin and History for saint 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.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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.”
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Note
Christopher is the patron saint of travelers.
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