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Christoffer
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Danish
Alternative forms
da Christopher
da Kristoffer
Proper noun
da male Christopher
Related terms
(male given names) da Chris
(surnames) da Christoffersen
Norwegian
Proper noun
no male Kristoffer
Swedish
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Christoffer.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male
Usage notes
The standard Swedish spelling is Kristof(f)er, with the alternative spelling -opher being more rare. However, the spelling Ch- is much more common than the spelling K-.
Alternative forms
sv Christofer/sv Kristofer
sv Christopher/sv Kristopher
sv Cristoffer/sv Kristoffer
References
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 19 424 males with the given name Christoffer (compared to 13 061 named Kristoffer) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.