Origin and meaning of Christopher

Christopher
English
Male
Anointed, Follower of Chris
Meaning&Origin
Christopher is a English boys name.
The meaning of the name is `Anointed, Follower of Christ`.
Where is it used?
The name Christopher is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Cristobal (In Spanish)
Kester (In Scottish)
Kristoffer (In Scandinavian)
Cristóvão (In Portuguese)
Krzysztof (In Polish)
Kristaps (In Latvian)
Cristoforo (In Italian)
Kristóf (In Hungarian)
Christoph (In German)
Christine (In French and in English)
Christophe (In French)
Risto (In Finnish)
Katherine (In English)
Kristopher (In English)
Krystof (In Czech)
I f it's too long people might use:
In English: Kit
In English: Chris
For opposite sex use:
In English and in French: Christian (M)
See also
In Polish: Krzys
In English and in French: Charles (M)
In English: Chip (M)
Extra info
From Old English.
Statistics
The name Christopher was given to 20781 babies in the USA in 2004. Christopher was the number 11 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 19400 babies making it the number 10 name that year.
-www.talkingbabies.com