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Кир
“lord, master”
Кир is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Cyrus.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Кир goes back to Ancient Greek Κύρος, meaning “lord, master.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Кир’s family of names
In Russian usage, Кир has a conventional equivalent in the English form Cyrus. In Russian usage, Кир has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Ciro. In Russian usage, Кир has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form KIR.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Кир has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
9 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Кир
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