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Christof

KRIS-tof

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Scandinavian variant of Christopher from Greek 'christos' (anointed) and 'phoros' (bearer), meaning 'bearer of Christ' with medieval and Nordic heritage.”

Popularity Over Time

Christof US popularity rank over timeRank 13917 in 2010 to rank 5334 in 1970. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#5334#9626#139171970198020002015

Christof is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GermanicGreekScandinavian

Syllables

2

Nicknames

ChrisChristy

Style

ClassicStrongVintageGrand

Famous Bearers

  • Christof (The Truman Show)
  • Christof Innerhofer (alpine skier)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Scandinavian Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Christopher

Greek Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Soren

Scandinavian Beautiful But Not Top 100

Ingrid

Old Norse Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Scandinavian variant, works internationally

People Also Ask

Scandinavian variant of Christopher from Greek 'christos' (anointed) and 'phoros' (bearer), meaning 'bearer of Christ' with medieval and Nordic heritage.

Christof is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Christof include Chris, Christy.

Names that pair beautifully with Christof include Soren, Ingrid.