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Kir - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Kir

[ syll. kir, ki-r ] The boy name Kir is pronounced as KihR †. Kir is used chiefly in the Slavic language and it is derived from Old Persian origins. Kir is a variant form of the name Cyrus (English).

Kir is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2008, out of the family of boy names directly linked to Kir, Cyrus was the most regularly used.

Baby names that sound like Kir include Kier (Irish), Kirr (English), Karr (English), Keir (English and Scottish), Ker (English), Kerr (English and Scottish), Koray (Turkish), Kree, Krow, Krowe, Cahir (Irish), Carr (English), Cor (Dutch and English), Crai, Cray, Cree, Crie, Crowe, Quire (Catalan), and Kaarle (Finnish).



† approx English pronunciation for Kir: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"


 
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