Nicknames for Christopher

[hlkm2e]

Does anyone have any good nicknames for Christopher, besides Chris? Or any variation on the name Chris for a boy? Even way out there suggestions would be a great help.

Thanks.

[traceface]

I read a book where the boy was called Toph. i kind of like it, I think it might be an "in" nickname right now though

[benharperfan]

My DH's cousin goes by Chris, but his first name is actually Christensen. I like that as a first name.

[coleslaw]

There is an actor - Topher Grace - who may be making that version used more often.

[member]

I love the name Christopher! In the middle ages, the popular nickname was Kit.

[TranscendentalMom]

I love Topher...I think its adorable. Sorry I can't think of any others.

[fleuretlumiere]

Kit is cute

[nicole lisa]

My brother goes by Critt, Critter or Christophus.

I like Kit.

[IncaMama]

i've known a Kit and a Topher. Kit had a mullet. LMAO!!

[sleet76]

Some British nicknames are Kit and Kip (according to a book I have), and an interesting version that a friend used for her son is Kristof (not sure how she spells it).

[vlwc]

DH's name is Kristoffer, pronounced KrisTOFFer instead of the normal KRIStoffer. (I wouldn't recommend changing the pronunciation of such a common name--very confusing.) I've always called him Kristoff, but most of his family and everyone he works with calls him Kris.

[siddie]

What about Sport? Just joking!

[fiddledebi]

I knew someone once named Cristian (pronounced Kriss-tee-AHN, accent on the last syllable), and his wife called him Tatan. I don't know if that was their own thing, or a common nickname in the Spanish-speaking country where he came from.

[hlkm2e]

These are great, lots of ones I hadn't heard of. I would love to hear more. It seems like Christopher is name that doesn't have tons of nicknames.

[nomadmom]

Dh's friend Christopher has the nickname "Tiffer", and I've also heard of Cristo.

[monkaha]

We call our Christopher CJ sometimes (and always when typing or writing, LOL). His middle name is Jacob. I really like Kit, gonna have to start using that one We use Chris a lot. And sometimes Topher, but always joking-didn't know people actually used it as a name! For me, Topher always flashes a mental image of a gopher. :LOL

[brookely ash]

We call my brother CooToo. I think my sister couldn't say his name quite right when she was little and the nick name stuck.

[sugarmoon]

I went to school w/ a kid who went by "Pher", as in fur. His sister was Jessica, but went by Jec. I think both names evolved from the kids mispronounciations as little kids, and just stuck. Jec writes for the local paper now, and still uses jec

[Noisette's_Maman]

I have friends who are married and each has a brother named Christopher. Luckily for them the confusion is minimal because one has been called 'Cricket' for all of his life!

[Katrinawitch]

A good friend of mine, named Christopher at birth, has always gone by the nickname Kit, since he was a wee babe! I really like that nickname, instead of Chris.

He can always tell when telemarketers are calling, because they'll ask for "Chris Lastname"!!