Gender Masculine
Meaning & History
From the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos), which was derived from Greek κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord", a word used frequently in the Greek Bible to refer to God or Jesus.This name was borne by a number of important saints, including Cyril of Jerusalem, a 4th-century bishop and Doctor of the Church, and Cyril of Alexandria, a 5th-century theologian. Another Saint Cyril was a 9th-century Greek missionary to the Slavs, who is credited with creating the Glagolitic alphabet with his brother Methodius in order to translate the Bible into Slavic. The Cyrillic alphabet, named after him, is descended from Glagolitic.This name has been especially well-used in Eastern Europe and other places where Orthodox Christianity is prevalent. It came into general use in England in the 19th century.
Related Names
Rootkyrios
VariantCyrille(French)
DiminutiveCy(English)
Other Languages & CulturesCyrillus, Kyriakos, Kyrillos(Ancient Greek) Kiril(Bulgarian) Cyriel(Flemish) Kyriakos(Greek) Ciriaco, Cirillo(Italian) Cyriacus(Late Roman) Kirils(Latvian) Kiril, Kire, Kiro(Macedonian) Chiril(Moldovan) Cyryl(Polish) Cirilo, Ciríaco(Portuguese) Kirill(Russian) Ciril(Slovene) Ciriaco, Cirilo, Ciríaco(Spanish) Kyrylo(Ukrainian)
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Name Days
Slovakia: July 5
Images
Fresco depicting Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
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