Comments for the name Cyril

Cyril Wilde (surnamed later changed to 'Holland') was the name of the poet/playwright/wit Oscar Wilde's first son.

'Cyril' is also a Slovak name. [noted -ed]

Cyril is the name of one of the boys in the book "Five Children and It" by Edith Nesbit.

Cyril can also be pronounced SYE-rihl. It's much more commonly pronounced that way by Americans.

My grandfather's name is Cyril, but he goes by Cy.

"Êèðèë" and "Ìåòîäèé" ("Kiril" and "Metodii", names, the English translation of which are "Cyril" and "Methodius") are Bulgarians, who are the creators of the Slavonic alphabet.

24th May is the day of St Kiril and St Metodii (St Cyril and St Methodius) - the day of the Slavonic writing and culture.

Cyril Kamar, who was born on 31st January 1980, in Beirut, Lebanon, is the singer known as K-Maro. His hits "Femme Like You" (2004) and "Histoires De Luv" (2005) sounds wonderful!

Father Cyril Macduff is a totally idiotic character in the hilarious British BBC show "Father Ted".

The 9th century linguist was not Greek. As the Greeks had alphabet and he was requested to develop a different alphabet for the illiterate Slavic people, so that they do not accept the religion through a foreign (Greek) language, but in their own language (and at the time, their language was only "mondial").

Cyril was not Greek; his work was opposed by Greeks, the alphabet was not recognised by the Greeks. So he needed to get it veryfied by the highest religious authorities at the time - the Roman Pope :) On the way back to Macedonia, he died. Which is why he is STILL BURIED IN ROME. :)

You're welcome :)

St. Cyril the Enlightener of the Slavs was a Greek, who helped create an alphabet for the Slavs. He was not a Slav, and you can look that up in almost any source to confirm it.

St. Cyril was a Macedonian, not a Greek and certainly not a Greek missionary to the Slavs! The Greeks opposed his work. He lived in Salonika (a Macedonian town during the 9th century) and that's where the "confusion" comes from.

That's the name of one of the children in the books 'Five Children and It' and 'Phoenix and the Carpet' by E. Nesbit.

Name Day: 5th July (in the Czechia).
Cyril´s nicknames: Cyrek, Cyra, Rily. Cyrilko.

Cyril Bassington-Bassington is a character in one Jeeves and Wooster episode. I believe he's also in one of the books written by P. G. Wodehouse.

Pronounced "TSEER-il" (shortly).

I THOUGHT this name was pronounced SIE-ril in English. I thought everybody pronounced it this way, but it doesn't seem to be like that. I don't like the pronunciation "SEER-il", sounds pretty odd and I would never think of this pronunciation when seeing the spelling of Cyril, ever.

The name Cyril is also frequently used in the Netherlands.

Cyril Bouda, painter and illustrator
Cyril Cusack, actor
Cyril Fagan, astronomer, astrologer and historian
Cyril Höschl, psychiatrist
Cyril Metoděj Hrazdira, musician
Cyril Northcote Parkinson, soldier, historian and author
Cyril Suk, tennis player
Cyril Svoboda, politician

Saints Cyril and Methodius (Greek: Êýñéëëïò êáé Ìåèüäéïò) were two Byzantine Greek brothers born in Thessaloniki in the 9th century, who became missionaries of Christianity among the Slavs of Great Moravia and Pannonia. Through their work they influenced the cultural development of all Slavic peoples for which they received the title "Apostles to the Slavs." They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribe the Old Church Slavonic language. The Cyrillic alphabet, which was based on the Glagolitic alphabet, is used in a number of Slavic and other languages. After their death, their pupils continued their missionary work among other Slavic peoples. Both brothers are venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as saints with the title of "Equals to the Apostles." In 1880, Pope Leo XIII introduced their feast into the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1980, Pope John Paul II declared them Co-patrons of Europe, together with Saint Benedict of Nursia.

In my mind, it's always been pronounced "Sih-ril" with a soft "i" sound. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say it, though. I like it a lot, especially pronounced "Seer-il".

Whenever I try to say this name, it sounds sort of like cereal. But Cyril's an okay name.

This name is NOT traditionally pronounced SEER-əl, but SIR-əl (with a short "I"). The latter has my preference.

I do enjoy this name quite a bit... but the uncanny relation between the pronunciation (seer-el) and "Cereal" is too much. No child should be named after a breakfast food. End of story.
Perhaps in the name's native language (Czech, Slovak, French), but definitely no English speaking country. Not to mention that, just like the name Allegra, I foresee that Cyril will be ruined by some illness fighting medicine sooner rather than later.

The i in the name Cyril is short, so it sounds like nothing of the likes of Cereal. Of course, people think they can crtique names by pulling stuff from their but, but I like this actually.

I went to school with a Cyril. He was older than me, and his little cousin who was in my class couldn't pronounce his name right (she had a lisp), and called him "Cereal." X)