"Christophanus" meaning in Latin

See Christophanus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [kʰriːsˈtɔ.pʰa.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [krisˈtɔː.fa.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: A variant of Latin Chrīstophorus, perhaps via analogy with Stephanus. Etymology templates: {{cog|la|Chrīstophorus}} Latin Chrīstophorus Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Chrīstophanus<2>}} Chrīstophanus m sg (genitive Chrīstophanī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Chrīstophanus<2>}} Forms: Chrīstophanus [canonical, masculine, singular], Chrīstophanī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Chrīstophanus [nominative, singular], Chrīstophanī [genitive, singular], Chrīstophanō [dative, singular], Chrīstophanum [accusative, singular], Chrīstophanō [ablative, singular], Chrīstophane [singular, vocative], Chrīstophorus [alternative], Chrīstopherus [alternative]
  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Chrīstophorus, equivalent to English Christopher Tags: declension-2

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "co",
      "word": "Cristofanu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "Cristóvão"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "Cristóbal"
    }
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chrīstophanō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chrīstophanum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chrīstophanō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "ipa": "[krisˈtɔː.fa.nus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "Cristóvão"
    },
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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      "ipa": "[krisˈtɔː.fa.nus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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