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♂ Christoffer
What does Christoffer mean?
Christoffer 
as a boys' name is of Greek derivation, and the name Christoffer means "bearing Christ". Christoffer is a German form of Christopher (Greek): from Khristophoros.
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
VARIANTS Kristoforos, Kristofor, Kristoffer, Kristofer▼, Kristofel, Cristoforo, Cristofer, Christophoros, Christoforus, Christoforo, Christofer
OTHER FORMS VIA CHRISTOPHER Christof, Christophe▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Christoffer Lenin (C.L.), ..
How popular is Christoffer?
Christoffer is a rare first name for males but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#58999 out of 150436, Top 39%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Christoffer reached its peak rank of #36 in Sweden in 1998, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP 100 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Christopher (#42 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Cristofer (#1765), Christofer, Christophe, Kristofer, Kristoffer and Kristofor are the prominent varying forms of Christoffer. Adoption of these forms of Christoffer was at its highest 5 decades ago (MEDIAN #1205) and has become much reduced since (#1725, 86% LESS USAGE).
Similar Names
Christoffer is alike in pronunciation to Cristofor, Cristopher▼ and Khristopher. Other recommended sound-alike names are Chester▼, Chrestien, Christan, Christer, Christiaan, Christian, Christiano, Christie, Christmas, Christo, Christoph, Christos, Christy, Cristen, Cristobal, Criston, Cristos, Cristoval, Cristovano, Krister, Kristoff, Kristopher▼, Krystopher and Whistler. These names tend to be more commonly used than Christoffer.
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