Name: Cyril
Gender: Male
Usage: Cyril, of slavic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Cyril are in general originating from Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Cyril across the world, see Kiril.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Cyril is: Lord, Master.
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Numerology of the first name Cyril: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 4. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: traditional, organized, self-disciplined, steady, logical, practical, helpful, reliable.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Practical, Dependable
Ruling planet: Uranus
Colors: Blue, Gray
Gemstones: Sapphire
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The name Cyril is ranked on the 1,083rd position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 480900 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.007% of the population. The name Cyril has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Cyril for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Cyril is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos) meaning "Lordly, Masterful" which in turn derives from Greek κυριος (Kyrios) "Lord". There are various variant forms of the Cyril name such as Cyrill, Cyrille, Kirill, Kiryl, Kirillos, Kyryl, Kiril, and Kyrill.
It may also refer to:
English: from the post-classical Greek name Kyrillos, a derivative of kyrios lord. It was borne by a large number of early saints, most notably the theologians Cyril of Alexandria and Cyril of Jerusalem. It was also the name of one of the Greek evangelists who brought Christianity to the Slavonic regions of Eastern Europe; in order to provide written translations of the gospels for their converts, they devised the alphabet still known as Cyrillic. In Ireland this has been used as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Coireall or Caireall (Old Irish Cairell).
Cognate: Russian: Kirill.
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