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Christoforo

What does Christoforo mean?

Christoforo Pronunciation of Christoforo as a boys' name has its root in Greek, and the meaning of Christoforo is "bearing Christ". Christoforo is an alternate spelling of Christopher (Greek): from Khristophoros.

STARTS WITH Chr-

ASSOCIATED WITH greek

Variations

VARIANTS Kristoforos, Kristofor, Kristoffer, Kristofer, Kristofel, Cristoforo, Cristofer, Christophoros, Christoforus, Christoffer, Christofer

RELATION VIA CHRISTOPHER Christof

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Christoforo Yehuda (C.Y.), ..

How popular is Christoforo?

Christoforo is a rare first name for males but a somewhat popular surname for both adults and children (#117538 out of 150436, Top 78%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Christofer, Christoffer, Christopher (#42 LAST YEAR), Cristofer (#1765), Kristofer, Kristoffer and Kristofor are the prominent alternative forms of Christoforo (NOT IN TOP 2000). Other forms, like Kristoforos, are uncommon. Usage of these forms of Christoforo was well-received during 1970-1979 (USAGE OF 2.9%) and is now significantly diminished (USAGE 0.4%, 86% LESS), with versions like Kristofer becoming less fashionable. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Christofer, Christopher, Cristofer, Kristofer, Kristoffer, Kristofor in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Christoffer, Christopher outside U.S.

Similar Names

Christoforo is alike in pronunciation to Cristofor. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Carston, Castor, Castorio (see Castor), Chairo, Chansellor (see Chancellor), Chester, Cheston, Chilton, Chiro, Chrestien, Chris, Chriss, Christan, Christer, Christiaan, Christian, Christiano, Christie, Christmas, Christo, Christoph, Christophe, Christos, Christy, Chrystian, Clifford, Cranford, Crawford, Crisanto, Crisento (see Crisanto), Crispino, Crispo, Cristen, Cristian, Cristiano, Cristino, Cristobal, Criston, Cristopher, Cristos, Cristoval, Cristovano, Cristy, Custodio and Heliodoro. These names tend to be more commonly used than Christoforo.

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