Cyril
Sign in to saveCyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name (Kýrillos), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek (kýrios) 'lord'. There are various variant forms of the name Cyril such as Cyrill, Cyrille, Ciril, Kirill, Kiryl, Kirillos, Kyrylo, Kiril, Kiro, Kyril, Kyrill and Quirrel.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Cyril
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.origin
- Greek
- Given name.related names
- Cirillo, Cyrille, Cyryl, Cyrillus, Kiril, Kirill, Kyrillos, Kiryl, Kyrylo, Kiro, Kyril, Quirrel
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- male given name
- Country of origin
- Greece
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- transliteration or transcription
- Сириль
- Soundex
- C640
- Cologne phonetics
- 875
- Caverphone
- SR1111
- native label
- Cyril
- writing system
- Latin script
- Commons category
- Cyril (given name)
- described by source
- Wiktionary
- language of work or name
- Czech
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Christian patriarchs or bishops
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Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name (Kýrillos), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek (kýrios) 'lord'. There are various variant forms of the name Cyril such as Cyrill, Cyrille, Ciril, Kirill, Kiryl, Kirillos, Kyrylo, Kiril, Kiro, Kyril, Kyrill and Quirrel.
It may also refer to:
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