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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 ...
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 ...
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."
Christopher "Chris" Traeger, a character from the American TV series Parks and Recreation; Chris Turner, a character in the 1993 TV series Journey to the Center of the Earth; Chris 'Cav' Anton Vichon, a character from the 2002 film Brown Sugar; Chris Warner, fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
[37] [40] However, Ṣalībī is a modern term; historically, Muslim writers described European Christian Crusaders as al-Faranj or Alfranj (الفرنج) and Firinjīyah (الفرنجيّة) in Arabic. [41] This word comes from the name of the Franks and can be seen in the Arab history text Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh by Ali ibn al-Athir. [42] [43]
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