Cyril

\si.ʁil\♂French boy's name

At a glance

GenderMasculine
Pronunciation\si.ʁil\

Origin and meaning

Via Late Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos), from κύριος (kúrios, “lord, master”).

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Switzerland
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia
  • Russia
  • Belarus

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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