The baby name Christovao is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese IPA: /kɾisˈtɔvɐ̃w/; Anglicized: KRIS-TOH-vow.
Christovao is Portuguese in Origin.
The baby name Christovao is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese IPA: /kɾisˈtɔvɐ̃w/; Anglicized: KRIS-TOH-vow.
Christovao is Portuguese in Origin.
Christovao is the archaic or unaccented Portuguese form of Cristóvão, the Lusophone equivalent of Christopher. It descends from Greek Christophoros (christos “anointed/Christ” + pherein “to bear”), via Latin Christophorus, yielding the meaning “Christ-bearer.” The spelling with h reflects pre-reform orthography; Portugal’s 1911 reform removed silent h in words like Christo→Cristo, so modern standard is Cristóvão, while accentless Christovao often appears in diasporic or digital contexts. Older spellings also show Christovam.
Used in Portugal and Brazil since the Middle Ages through devotion to São Cristóvão, patron of travelers, the name flourished in the Age of Discoveries. Notable bearers include Cristóvão da Gama (explorer-commander), poet Cristóvão Falcão, and the Portuguese form of Christopher Columbus, Cristóvão Colombo. Common short form is Cris. Related variants across languages include Christopher (English), Cristóbal (Spanish), Christophe (French), Cristoforo (Italian), Kristoffer (Scandinavian), and Hristofor/Khristofor (Slavic).
Christovao is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 1 time, across 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
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