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 [ 2 syll. cy-ril, cyr-il ] The boy name Cyril is pronounced as SIHRahL KEY. Cyril is used predominantly in the Czech, English, German, and Slavic languages, and its origin is Old Greek. The name's meaning is of the lord. Derived from the element 'kyrios' which means lord. Kyrillos (Old Greek) is an older form of Cyril. Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (313-386) and Saint Cyril of Alexandria (378-444) were prominent theologians and Doctors of the Church. The name was also borne by another Saint Cyril (827-869), who together with his brother Saint Methodius, brought Christianity to the Slavs; the two brothers invented the Cyrillic alphabet to translate the Scriptures from Greek into the local language. The name has thus been popular with Eastern European Christians. English speakers first adopted the name in the 17th century, but it came into regular use only in the late 19th century. In literature, the name is borne by the fictional Cyril Beardsall in D. H. Lawrence's novel The White Peacock (1911). In Ireland, the name is used as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Coireall or Caireall. Cyril has 14 variants that are used in both English and other languages. A variant of Cyril used in English is Cyrill (used in German as well). The short form Cy is another English variant. Foreign variants of Cyril include Ciril (Slavic), Cirillo (Italian), Cirilo (Italian and Spanish), Ciro (Spanish and Italian), Cyrille (French), Cyrillus (German), Cyryl (Polish), Kiril (Slavic), Kirill (Russian), Kiryl (Russian), Kyrill (German), and Kyrylo (Ukrainian). Cyril is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1902, 0.038% of baby boys were given the name Cyril. It ranked at #264 then. The baby name has since steeply declined in popularity, and is currently of irregular use. Within all boy names in its group, Cyril was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Cyril include Ciril (Slavic), Cyrill (English and German), Cyrille (French), Siarl (Welsh), Cearúl (Irish), Cearúll (Irish), Cirillo (Italian), Cirilo (Italian and Spanish), and Cyryl (Polish). Details of famous persons named Cyril: KEY: Pronunciation for Cyril: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
