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Cristobal

"explorer Christopher Columbus; Spanish form of Christopher 'Christ bearer'; Variant of Christopher: He who holds Christ in his heart Famous Bearers: actors Christopher Plummer and Christopher Walken"

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Cristobal at a glance

Gender
Boy
Western numerology
9
Indian numerology
7
Characters
9
Popular
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Number meaning for Cristobal

Western numerology

Number 9 insight

Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.

Indian numerology

Number 7 insight

Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.

Meaning and story

What does Cristobal mean?

Cristobal is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with English, Spanish context. Its meaning is recorded as: explorer Christopher Columbus; Spanish form of Christopher 'Christ bearer'; Variant of Christopher: He who holds Christ in his heart Famous Bearers: actors Christopher Plummer and Christopher Walken

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Cris
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Diminutive of Christopher: He who holds Christ in his heart Diminutive of Christian: Follower of Christ; Variant abbreviation of Christopher and Christian

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Old English form of the Greek Cressida, used by Chaucer

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Cristen
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Variant of Christian

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Cristin
Girl English

Christian; Follower of Christ or anointed; Variant of Christian

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Cristoforo
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Christ bearer; explorer Christopher Columbus; Italian form of Christopher 'Christ bearer'; Variant of Christopher: He who holds Christ in his heart Famous Bearers: actors Christopher Plummer and Christopher Walken

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Crichton
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From the town by the creek

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Cristyn
Girl English

Variant of Christian

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Al
Boy English

Diminutive of Alan: Harmony, stone, or noble Also fair, handsome Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century; Diminutive of Alistair: A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man; Diminutive of Alvin: Friend; handsome Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-; Variant of Alan: Fair

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Unisex
Crystal
Unisex English

A jewel name from the English word crystal, referring to crystal glass, based on the Greek 'krustallos' meaning ice Also a variant of Christiana, meaning Follower of Christ; clear, bright, ice; Diminutive of Christopher; Feminine form of Christopher: From the Greek word meaning 'carrier of Christ', Famous bearer: St Christopher, patron Saint of travellers, is believed to have carried the Christ-child across a river

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Beal
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Handsome

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Kendal
Unisex English

From the bright valley; Kendal means The bright valley, Valley of Kent River; Royal valley Derived from a place name and surname 'Cumbrian', which means 'Valley of the River Kent'; Royal valley, referring to Kent in England

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Brother names

Brothers for Cristobal

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Cris
Boy English

Diminutive of Christopher: He who holds Christ in his heart Diminutive of Christian: Follower of Christ; Variant abbreviation of Christopher and Christian

159 family views

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Crispin
Boy Filipino

curly; curly hair; Curly-haired The 3rd century martyr St Crispin is known as patron of shoemakers

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Cristoforo
Boy English

Christ bearer; explorer Christopher Columbus; Italian form of Christopher 'Christ bearer'; Variant of Christopher: He who holds Christ in his heart Famous Bearers: actors Christopher Plummer and Christopher Walken

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Crichton
Boy English

From the town by the creek

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Al
Boy English

Diminutive of Alan: Harmony, stone, or noble Also fair, handsome Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century; Diminutive of Alistair: A Scottish Gaelic variant of Alexander from the Greek meaning defender of man; Diminutive of Alvin: Friend; handsome Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-; Variant of Alan: Fair

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Beal
Boy English

Handsome

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Beval
Boy English

like the wind

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Cal
Boy English

Abbreviation of names beginning with Cal-; Bald

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Sister names

Sisters for Cristobal

Girl
Criseyde
Girl English

Old English form of the Greek Cressida, used by Chaucer

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Cristen
Girl English

Variant of Christian

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Cristin
Girl English

Christian; Follower of Christ or anointed; Variant of Christian

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Cristyn
Girl English

Variant of Christian

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Unisex
Crystal
Unisex English

A jewel name from the English word crystal, referring to crystal glass, based on the Greek 'krustallos' meaning ice Also a variant of Christiana, meaning Follower of Christ; clear, bright, ice; Diminutive of Christopher; Feminine form of Christopher: From the Greek word meaning 'carrier of Christ', Famous bearer: St Christopher, patron Saint of travellers, is believed to have carried the Christ-child across a river

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Unisex
Kendal
Unisex English

From the bright valley; Kendal means The bright valley, Valley of Kent River; Royal valley Derived from a place name and surname 'Cumbrian', which means 'Valley of the River Kent'; Royal valley, referring to Kent in England

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Girl
Krystal
Girl English

Variant of Christiana Follower of Christ; Variant of Crystal Sparkling 'K' from the Greek spelling of krystallos

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Laural
Girl English

The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory

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Crispin
Boy Filipino

curly; curly hair; Curly-haired The 3rd century martyr St Crispin is known as patron of shoemakers

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