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Kit

Pronunciation: KIT (key)

Origin of the name Christopher:

Derived from the Greek Christophoros, which is composed of the elements Christos (Christ) and pherein (to bear).

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Kit can be a nickname for Katherine.

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A traditional nickname for Christopher.

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Frontiersman Kit Carson
Elizabethan playwright Christopher "Kit" Marlowe
Son of Jodie Foster

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