Krzysztof

Polish

Etymology

Contraction of archaic Krzysztofor, from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros), from Χριστός (Khristós, “messiah”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry, I bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʂɘʂ.tɔf/

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• Rhymes: -ɘʂtɔf
• Syllabification: Krzysz‧tof

Proper noun

Krzysztof m pers (female equivalent Krzysztofa)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Christopher

Declension

Declension of Krzysztof

	singular	plural
nominative	Krzysztof	Krzysztofowie/Krzysztofy (deprecative)
genitive	Krzysztofa	Krzysztofów
dative	Krzysztofowi	Krzysztofom
accusative	Krzysztofa	Krzysztofów
instrumental	Krzysztofem	Krzysztofami
locative	Krzysztofie	Krzysztofach
vocative	Krzysztofie	Krzysztofowie

Derived terms

• Krzych
• Krzychu
• Krzysiek
• Krzysio
• Krzysiu
• Krzyś