Christophanus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

A variant of Latin Chrīstophorus, perhaps via analogy with Stephanus.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰriːsˈtɔ.pʰa.nʊs]

Proper noun

Chrīstophanus m sg (genitive Chrīstophanī); second declension

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Chrīstophorus, equivalent to English Christopher

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Chrīstophanus
genitive Chrīstophanī
dative Chrīstophanō
accusative Chrīstophanum
ablative Chrīstophanō
vocative Chrīstophane

Descendants

  • Corsican: Cristofanu
  • Portuguese: Cristóvão
  • Spanish: Cristóbal
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