Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. kris-TOF-fehr(Swedish)  [key]

Meaning & History

Scandinavian variant of Kristoffer.

Related Names

VariantsKristoffer, Kristofer(Swedish) Kristoffer(Norwegian) Kristoffer(Danish)
DiminutivesChris, Kris(Danish)
Other Languages & CulturesKristofor, Kristo(Albanian) Kristapor(Armenian) Hristofor, Hristo(Bulgarian) Kristofor, Krsto(Croatian) Kryštof(Czech) Christoffel(Dutch) Christopher, Chip, Chris, Christie, Christy, Kester, Kit, Kris, Kristopher, Topher(English) Risto(Estonian) Risto(Finnish) Christophe(French) Christoph, Chris(German) Christoforos(Greek) Kristóf, Krisztofer(Hungarian) Kristófer(Icelandic) Críostóir, Christy(Irish) Cristoforo(Italian) Christophoros(Late Greek) Christophorus(Late Roman) Kristaps(Latvian) Kristupas(Lithuanian) Hristofor, Hristo, Risto(Macedonian) Krzysztof, Krzyś, Krzysiek(Polish) Cristóvão(Portuguese) Khristofor(Russian) Hristofor, Risto(Serbian) Krištof(Slovak) Krištof(Slovene) Kito(Sorbian) Cristóbal, Cristopher(Spanish)
Surname DescendantChristoffersen(Danish)

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Entry updated February 28, 2019