Cristóvão: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cristóvão – Meaning: bearer of Christ – Origin: Greek (via Latin) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: kreesh-TAW-vow


Cristóvão is a Greek (via Latin) boy's name meaning “bearer of Christ”. It appears in our list of 175+ Portuguese Baby Boy Names From Lisbon to São Paulo.

Meaning & Origin of Cristóvão

Meaning: Bearer of Christ.

Origin: Greek (via Latin).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cristóvão

Phonetic: kreesh-TAW-vow   IPA: /kɾiʃˈtɔvɐ̃w̃/

Popularity of Cristóvão

Cristóvão doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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