Meanings
proper noun
- A male given name from Spanish, an anglicized spelling of Spanish Cristóbal.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰrey-
- Ancient Greekχρίω (khríō)
- Ancient Greekχρῑστός (khrīstós)
- Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)
- Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)
- Ancient GreekΧρῑστός (Khrīstós)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
- Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
- Koine GreekΧρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros)
- Late LatinChristophorus
- Old SpanishChristóval
- SpanishCristóba
- EnglishCristobal
Borrowed from Spanish Cristóbal.
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APA
Cristobal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cristobal
MLA
“Cristobal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cristobal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cristobal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cristobal.
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