Among Catholicism’s most popular saints, Christopher was listed as a martyr. Legend had it he carried a child who grew increasingly heavy across a river — the child was supposed to be carrying the weight of God. But there wasn’t enough historical evidence the man ever existed, so Pope Paul VI dropped him.

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CHRIS is 79.4% White, 5.2% Hispanic origin, 11.4% Black, 2.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.

St. Joseph has become know as the Patron Saint of Home Sales.

A hot name in the U.S. since the 1950s, Christopher is an English variant of the Greek Christophoros. While maybe not as obvious as his cousin Christian, Christopher is a deeply religious name, meaning “bearing Christ.” He may not appear in the Bible, but he’s a wonderful choice for paying homage to your faith.

English: from a medieval personal name which ostensibly means ‘bearer of Christ’, Latin Christopherus, Greek Khristophoros, from Khristos ‘Christ’. Compare Christian + -pher-, -phor- ‘carry’. This was borne by a rather obscure 3rd-century martyred saint.

Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christóforos). The constituent parts are Χριστός (Christós), “Christ” or “Anointed”, and φέρειν (férein), “bear”: the “Christ-bearer”. As a given, or first name, ‘Christopher’ has been in use since the 10th century.

The river’s name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (Yarden), and it is derived from יָרַד (yarad) meaning “descend” or “flow down”. In the New Testament John the Baptist baptizes Jesus Christ in its waters, and it was adopted as a personal name in Europe after crusaders brought water back from the river to baptize their children.

Jordan is used as a given name as well as surname for people, with its origins in the name of the Jordan River in Israel, which also gave its name to the country, Jordan….Jordan (name)

The meaning of the name “Jordyn” is: “Descend; flow down”.

Meaning:wide meadow. Sydney as a girl’s name is of Old English origin meaning “wide meadow”.