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Kristoffer - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Kristoffer

[ syll. kris-tof-fer, kr-istoff-er ] The boy name Kristoffer is pronounced as KRIHSTahF-er KEY. Kristoffer is used chiefly in the Scandinavian language and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Kristoffer is a variation of the name Christopher (English).

Kristoffer is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1978 with 0.018% of baby boys being given the name Kristoffer. It ranked at #452 then. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is today of sporadic use. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Kristoffer, Christopher (English) was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Kristoffer include Kristopher (English), Christoffer (English and Scandinavian), Christopher (English), Cristopher (English), Kristofer (English and Scandinavian), Kristofor (Scandinavian), Christofer (Czech, English, and Russian), Christoper (English), Cristofor (Romanian), Christoforo (Italian), and Cristoforo (Italian).

A famous person named Kristoffer is Singer Kris Kristofferson, born Kristoffer Kristofferson, June 22, 1936, Brownsville, Texas.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Kristoffer: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"


 
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