Do Jewish people have a first name Christopher?

It happens (I have personally met a jew called Christopher). Jews in the diaspora often adopted first names which were popular in their surroundings. read more

It happens (I have personally met a jew called Christopher). Jews in the diaspora often adopted first names which were popular in their surroundings. Thus you can find Jews with typically Christian names like Simon, Paul, John and such, and other names which belong to pagan and other cultures like Alexander, Victor, George and such. read more

Before that, people were just called by their first name, and then"the baker" etc. or"son of" or"from the town of" to be more specific. When last names were required, they took the name from their family's main profession, the town they lived in, the apartment house they lived in, their position in the community (like Cohen), etc. read more