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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".
The Latin tradition may have translated the term as "dog-like" (canineus). This later evolved into a misreading as the Latin term Cananeus, 'Canaanite', thus turning Christopher into a Canaanite. [31] According to the medieval Irish Passion of St. Christopher, "This Christopher was one of the Dog-heads, a race that had the heads of dogs and ate ...
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 christen, from Latin). [1] Short forms include Chris and Tina. The name is ultimately derived from the original Greek form of the name, Χριστίνα.
Christine is feminine given name of Greek origin. It is a name in regular usage in French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Irish, and Scottish cultures, [1] and it is often associated with the meaning "Follower of Christ."
The term "Bible" can refer to the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Bible, which contains both the Old and New Testaments. [2] The English word Bible is derived from Koinē Greek: τὰ βιβλία, romanized: ta biblia, meaning "the books" (singular βιβλίον, biblion). [3]
Kit Porter, in the television series The L Word; Kit Ramsey, in the film Bowfinger; Christopher "Kit" Rodriguez, in the Young Wizards novel series; Kit Ryan, from the comic series Hellblazer; Kit Snicket, in the novels A Series of Unfortunate Events; Kit Tanthalos, in the TV series Willow; Kit Taylor, in the TV series Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
The word itself is a relative term, capable of many shades of meaning, according to the subject with which it is joined and the antithesis to which it is contrasted. It denotes the result of the action of the verb pleroun; but pleroun is either to fill up an empty thing (e.g. Matthew 13:48), or; to complete an incomplete thing (e.g. Matthew 5:17);
Christoph Bach (1613–1661), German musician; Christoph Büchel (born 1966), Swiss artist; Christoph Dientzenhofer (1655–1722), German architect; Christoph Harting (born 1990), German athlete specialising in the discus throw