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View Name: Cyprian


CYPRIAN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: History
PRONOUNCED: SIP-ree-ən (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Roman family name Cyprianus which meant "from Cyprus" in Latin. Saint Cyprian was a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage and a martyr under the emperor Valerian.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Cyprianus (Ancient Roman), Cibrán (Galician), Cipriano (Italian), Cipriano (Portuguese), Ciprian (Romanian), Cipriano, Cebrián (Spanish)



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