Cirilo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cirilo

What is the meaning of the name Cirilo ?

The baby name Cirilo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /siˈɾi.lo/ (Latin American Spanish) or /θiˈɾi.lo/ (Peninsular Spanish); English approximation: see-REE-loh.

Cirilo is Greek in Origin.

Cirilo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Cyril, from Late Latin Cyrillus, ultimately Greek Kyrillos, a name built on kyrios “lord” with the diminutive -illos, yielding the sense “lordly” or “belonging to the Lord.” Through Christian usage, it became a marker of piety rather than social rank.

The name gained prominence via major saints: Cyril of Jerusalem and Cyril of Alexandria, and especially the 9th‑century missionary Saint Cyril, whose work among the Slavs inspired the name of the Cyrillic script. From the medieval period the form Cirilo circulated in Iberia and later the Hispanic world, including Latin America and the Philippines, while remaining uncommon in English contexts. Variants include Cyril (English), Cyrille (French), Cirillo (Italian), Kyrillos (Greek), Kirill (Russian), Kiril (Bulgarian/Macedonian), Cyryl (Polish), Ciril (Slovene), Ćirilo (Serbian/Croatian). Feminine forms: Cirila, Cyrilla.