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Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christophoros or Christoforos).The constituent parts are Χριστός (Christós), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (phérein), "to bear"; [1] hence the "Christ-bearer".
Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, and Christine. [1] Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is ...
Christ derives from the Greek word χριστός (chrīstós), meaning literally "anointed one". The word is derived from the Greek verb χρίω (chrī́ō), meaning literally "to anoint." [13] In the Greek Septuagint, χριστός was a semantic loan used to translate the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Mašíaḥ, messiah), meaning "[one who is ...
Transposing the accent to the first syllable distinguishes Χρίστος (Christos), the common name, from Χριστός, Jesus Christ.Similarly, the given name Stavros (Σταύρος, Stávros) has the stress on the first syllable, differentiating it from σταυρός (stavrós), the Christian cross.
Χριστίνα, Cristina, Kristina, Kristine, Christine, Christian, Chris, Christopher, Kristen, Krista, Christa, Crista, Christabelle Christina or Cristina is a feminine given name. It is a simplified form of the Latin Christiana , and a feminine form of Christianus or a Latinized form of the Middle English Christin 'Christian' (Old English ...
Christian (surname), Christopher Christian is a unisex given name , which originated as a baptismal name used by persons of the Christian religion. It has been used as a given name since the Middle Ages , originally for males.
Chris Farley, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler & David Spade in 1997. Though Farley’s career and life were cut tragically short, he left a lasting impact on the world of comedy.
Christie or Christy (with various alternative spellings) is a given name, used in English for females.The name Christie originated from Italy in 1222, [citation needed] and derives from the Greek names Christos (a reference to Christ, literally 'anointed one') and Christiana (meaning 'follower of Christ').