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'''Cyril''' (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] name Κύριλλος (''Kyrillos'') meaning "lordly, masterful".<ref>[http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/c/origin-and-meaning-of-cyril.htm MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of the Name Cyril]</ref> It may refer to: |
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It is the name of several historic figures: |
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* Saint [[Cyril of Alexandria]], 5th century Patriarch & theologian |
* Saint [[Cyril of Alexandria]], 5th century Patriarch & theologian |
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* Saint [[Cyril of Jerusalem]], 4th century Patriarch & theologian |
* Saint [[Cyril of Jerusalem]], 4th century Patriarch & theologian |
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* [[S.M. Cyril]], educational innovator in India |
* [[S.M. Cyril]], educational innovator in India |
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* [[Cyril De Zoysa]], Sri Lankan businessman and Buddhist revivalist |
* [[Cyril De Zoysa]], Sri Lankan businessman and Buddhist revivalist |
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==References== |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 05:42, 7 May 2009
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Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos) meaning "lordly, masterful".[1] It may refer to:
- Saint Cyril of Alexandria, 5th century Patriarch & theologian
- Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century Patriarch & theologian
- Cyrillus, 5th century Greek jurist
- The former of the Saints Cyril and Methodius, a 9th century Byzantine monk, scholar, theologian, linguist and apostle to the Slavs, believed to have co-invented the Glagolitic alphabet, the first Slavic alphabet, and translated the Bible into a Slavic language referred to as Old Church Slavonic
- Cyril of Turaw, 12th century Belarusian Orthodox Christian bishop and theologian
- Sir Cyril Burt, 20th century psychologist
- Elder Cyril Pavlov (b. 1919), Russian Orthodox Christian monk, mystic and wonder-worker
- Another name of Nikita the Furrier
- Cyril Smith, British Liberal politician
- Cyril Takayama, Japanese American illusionist
- Cyril Sneer, the fictional villain aardvark of the 1980s cartoon series The Racoons
- S.M. Cyril, educational innovator in India
- Cyril De Zoysa, Sri Lankan businessman and Buddhist revivalist
References
See also
- Cyrillus (crater) on the moon
- Kyril
- Kyrill
- St. Cyril's Monastery, a monastery in Kiev, Ukraine.
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