Given name
Ciril
“a noble lady”·“a master or lord”
Ciril is a variant of Cyrilla. In Greek use, Cyrilla carries the interpretation “a noble lady.” Ciril is a variant of Cyril. One Greek interpretation is “a master or lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ciril is a variant of Cyrilla. In Greek use, Cyrilla carries the interpretation “a noble lady.” Ciril is a variant of Cyril. One Greek interpretation is “a master or lord.”
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Where it comes from
Ciril is a variant of Cyril. An origin associated with Cyril is Greek.
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The story
Ciril is a variant of Cyril. The history of Cyril gives this family its wider story. Cyril’s historical associations include a large number of early saints, most notably the theologians Cyril of Alexandria and Cyril of Jerusalem.
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Ciril’s family of names
Ciril has a related form in Cyril. Ciril has a related form in Cyrilla.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ciril
- Ciril KosmačSlovenian writer (1910-1980)
- Ciril ZlobecSlovenian poet, writer, journalist, politician (1925–2018)
- Ciril Metod KochSlovenian architect (1867-1925)
- Ciril GrossklausSwiss judokaborn 1991
- Ciril RibičičSlovenian politician and judgeborn 1947
- Ciril KotnikYugoslav diplomat of Slovene ethnicity (1895-1948)
- Ciril BerglesPoet, translator and essayist1934–2013
- Ciril CvetkoSlovenian composer and conductor (1920-1999)
- Ciril Amorós i PastorSpanish lawyer and politician (1830-1887)
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