Christopher
pronunciation
How to pronounce Christopher in British English:
UK [ˈkrɪstəfə]
How to pronounce Christopher in American English:
US [ˈkrɪstəfɚ]
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- Noun:
- Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
Word Origin
- 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 (Chaucer's Yeoman had one). Not a common name in medieval England.
Example
- 1. Christopher hitchens speculated that his intellectual hero george orwell must have had asperger .
- 2. Christopher parker is an assistant professor of political science at the university of washington in seattle .
- 3. I don 't mean to come off as snarky , but surely a smart screenwriter like christopher nolan can do better than this .
- 4. But the real question for christopher columbus was : how do I best get to the west indies ?
- 5. Christopher nolan 's sci-fi thriller inception , which has become a global sensation , hit chinese mainland theaters yesterday , untouched by censors .