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Kristoffer
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Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male Christoffer
Norwegian
Alternative forms
no Christopher/no Kristopher
no Christoffer
Proper noun
no male Christopher
Related terms
(male given names) no Chris
Swedish
Alternative forms
sv Christoffer
sv Christopher
sv Kristofer
Etymology
Saint's name of sv grc - origin, cognate with en Christopher. First recorded in Sweden as Christopher in 1277.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kristoffer.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male
Synonyms
sv Koffe
sv Krille
sv Stoffe
Related terms
(surnames) sv Christoffersson, sv Kristoffersson
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 13 061 males with the given name Kristoffer (compared to 19 424 named Christoffer) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.