Meaning & origin
What it means
Kir is a romanization of Кир. Кир goes back to Ancient Greek Κύρος, meaning “lord, master.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kir is a romanization of Кир. Кир comes from Ancient Greek.
Explained through its name family
Kir’s family of names
In Polish usage, Kir has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Кир. In Ukrainian usage, Kir is a transliteration of Кир. In Greek usage, Kir is a transliteration of Κιρ.
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Around the world
Kir has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Cyrusequivalent
- Ciroequivalent
- Kierequivalent
- Kouroshequivalent
- Cýrusequivalent
- Kyryloequivalent
- Кирилоequivalent
- Koreshiequivalent
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Kir
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