Christophanus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Chrīstophorus
• Chrīstopherus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰriːsˈto.pʰa.nus/, [kʰriːs̠ˈt̪ɔpʰänʊs̠]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /krisˈto.fa.nus/, [krisˈt̪ɔːfänus]

Proper noun

Chrīstophanus m sg (genitive Chrīstophanī); second declension

1. male given name Christopher
2. a Roman praenomen from Greek

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