Cyprian - Meaning of Cyprian

What does Cyprian mean?

[ 3 syll. cy-prian, cyp-ri-an ] The baby boy name Cyprian is pronounced as SIHP-Riy-ahN in English †. Cyprian is largely used in the English, German, and Polish languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. The name's meaning is man from Cyprus. Cyprianus (Latin) and Kyprianos (Old Greek) are older forms of Cyprian. The first name is derived from the Roman surname Cyprianus, which is from the island name Cyprus, of the element 'kupros'. The name was borne by the 3rd-century Saint Cyprianus from Antiochia, a bishop of Carthage and one of the greatest early Christian writers. The name was first adopted by English speakers during the medieval period. In recent times, the popularity of the name has possibly been affected by its modern use as a slang for 'prostitute'. The name Cypria (Greek) is the female equivalent of Cyprian.

Cebrián (Spanish), Cibrán (Galician), Ciprian (Romanian), Cipriano (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Cyprianus (English and German), Cyprien (English and French), and Kyprios (Greek) are variants of Cyprian.

See also the related categories, medieval, english, latin, christian (missionary), man (humanity), island, element, greek, polish, modern, slang, roman, and german.

Cyprian is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Cyprian include Sophrono, Spurgeon, Saffran, Saffren, Safron, Saphran, Saphren, and Sevren.

† Pronunciation for Cyprian: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"



Meaning of Cyprian Meaning of Kyprios Meaning of Cyprien Meaning of Cyprianus Meaning of Cipriano Meaning of Ciprian Meaning of Cibrán Meaning of Cebrián Meaning of Cypria Meaning of Cipriano Meaning of Cipria Meaning of Cipriana Meaning of Cypra
Baby Name Explorer for Cyprian

Cyprian Popularity Charts

Legend:
blue:boy name
red:girl name
italics:unisex name
bold:primary name