Talk:Christopher

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About the origin of the name Christopher: it is actually true that the two components in ancient Greek are "Χριστός" and the verb "φέρω", but the vocal of that verb changes when it is used as an agent (here: "bringer"). The name Χριστοφόρος ("Christophoros"), attested from the middle ages up to now in Greece, never occured (or occurs) with an E. Compare the article Saint Christopher. And yes, in English the O changed back to E. --Blancefloer 16:31, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Why not make a list of those famous people named Christopher? Such as Christopher Columbus or Christopher Reeve. Though they didn't "bear" the Christ, they still fulfilled the great achievements for all human race.

Done... although I can imagine this growing long enough to justify it's own wikilist at some point. 72.131.44.247 03:43, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Since Wikipedia is not a dictionary, I'm moving the list of foreign equivalents to wikt:Christopher instead. Angr 23:41, 6 October 2006 (UTC)


I just dumped a bunch of information into the opening paragraph on the origin of the name Christopher. Some of it is taken directly from the Wiki page on Christ. Other parts are pieced together. I'm still early in my Greek studies, so if someone out there has a more solid grounding, I'm sure it could be cleaned up some.

Also, although the form Christophoros (with in O - equivalent to χριστοφόρος) is apparently common in Greece today, I don't believe that's the original form of the name. Since φερω (fero) is the proper ancient form of the verb, I find it highly unlikely that it would change to an O, be adopted into other languages, and then rever to an E. Of course, crazier things have happened.

If anybody knows the actual history of the name (not from baby name books), I'd love to see more additions made to this page. ~Chris

I put the greek spelling of Christopher in my sig on a forum I'm a member, a greek friend said: By the way, Q, I noticed your sig has got the greek equivalent of Christopher linking your livejournal . It's not precicely correct though...is it spelled like that for a purpose? If not I thought I should point out the spelling is supposed to be "Χριστόφορος" . My source is "a greek guy".

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