Danish

Proper noun

Kristoffer

1. A male given name, variant spelling of Christoffer.

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Christopher
• Kristoffer

Proper noun

Kristoffer

1. A male given name, cognate to English Christopher.

Related terms

• (male given names) Chris

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Christoffer
• Christopher
• Kristofer

Etymology

Saint's name of Ancient Greek origin, cognate with English Christopher. First recorded in Sweden as Christopher in 1277.

Proper noun

Kristoffer

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (surnames) Christoffersson, Kristoffersson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 13 061 males with the given name Kristoffer (compared to 19 424 named Christoffer) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.