Etymology

Cristobal

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Today it means: A male given name from Spanish, an anglicized spelling of Spanish Cristóbal. Full definition →

Spanish Cristóba ← Old Spanish Christóval ← Late Latin Christophorus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʰrey-
  3. Ancient Greekχρίω (khríō)
  4. Ancient Greekχρῑστός (khrīstós)
  5. Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)
  6. Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)
  7. Ancient GreekΧρῑστός (Khrīstós)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  11. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  12. Koine GreekΧρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros)
  13. Late LatinChristophorus
  14. Old SpanishChristóval
  15. SpanishCristóba
  16. English todayCristobal

Borrowed from Spanish Cristóbal.

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