How to Say “Christopher” in Spanish

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Cristóbal
/kɾisˈtobal/masculine
The Spanish way to say the male given name Christopher is Cristóbal.
Cristóbal is the Spanish equivalent of the English name Christopher.
Meaning: a male given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

/kɾisˈtobal/

Did you know?

  • Due to the influence of the Catholic calendar, people named Cristóbal traditionally celebrate their 'name day' on July 25th.
  • The spelling in Old Spanish, Christóval, used a 'v' instead of the modern 'b', reflecting how the letter 'b' and 'v' were often interchangeable in historical phonology.
  • The feminine version of this name in Spanish is Cristóbala, though it is extremely rare in modern usage.

Examples in context

  • Cristóbal Colón bebía agua de mar pura.
    Christopher Columbus drank sea water straight up.
    This sentence is useful for seeing Cristóbal used in a historical context.
    Tatoeba #561979 by Shishir, translation #540513 by FeuDRenais
  • Cristóbal Colón demostró que el mundo no es plano.
    Christopher Columbus proved that the world isn't flat.
    Tatoeba #536612 by Shishir, translation #11564289 by ddnktr
  • Cristóbal Colón aborrecía las inexactitudes históricas.
    Christopher Columbus abhorred historical inaccuracies.
    Tatoeba #562017 by Shishir, translation #562014 by FeuDRenais2
  • 63 more sentences on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Sofía and Mateo are at a friend's birthday party.

  1. Sofía

    ¿Conoces a Cristóbal?
    Do you know Cristóbal?
  2. Mateo

    Sí, es un gran amigo mío.
    Yes, he is a great friend of mine.
  3. Sofía

    Él es muy simpático.
    He is very nice.
  4. Mateo

    Tienes razón, Cristóbal es fantástico.
    You are right, Cristóbal is fantastic.

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