Given name · Russian
Кирилл
“lord, master”
Кирилл (Kiríll) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Cyril.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Кирилл goes back to Ancient Greek Κύριλλος, meaning “lord, master.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Кирилл’s family of names
In Russian usage, Кирилл has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Cyril. In Russian usage, Кирилл has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Cirilo. In Russian usage, Кирилл has a transliteration in Kirill.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Кирилл has relatives in 13 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Кирилл comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 22
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 Кирилл
- Cyril of AlexandriaPatriarchate of Alexandria from 412 to 444376–444
- Kirill MeretskovSoviet marshal (1897–1968)
- Kirill MoskalenkoSoviet marshal (1902–1985)
- Kirill NababkinRussian football player, defenderborn 1986
- Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of RussiaHead of the House of Romanov (1924-1938)1876–1938
- Kirill LavrovSoviet and Russian actor (1925-2007)
- Kirill of TurovBelarusian and Ukrainian saint1130–1182
- Kirill KombarovRussian footballerborn 1987
- Kirill KaprizovRussian ice hockey playerborn 1997
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