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Cristobal

kris-TOH-bal3 syllables
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Spanish form of Christopher, meaning 'bearer of Christ'. (Modern)

What does Cristobal mean?

Modern: Spanish form of Christopher, meaning 'bearer of Christ'.. Cristobal is the Spanish variant of Christopher, derived from Greek, meaning 'Christ-bearer'.

Is Cristobal a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Cristobal in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Cristobal in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Cristobal suit?

Modern
Human name

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

A Night with Cristobal

When Cristobal checked in, the other dogs whispered, "With a name like that, he’s got to be the saint of squeaky toys!"

Like Cristobal? Let the Matchmaker do the rest

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