Cyrille as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cyrille

What is the meaning of the name Cyrille ?

The baby name Cyrille is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /si.ʁil/ (see-REEL).

Cyrille is Greek in Origin.

Cyrille is the standard French form of Cyril, ultimately from Greek Kyrillos, a derivative of kyrios "lord, master." The usual sense is "lordly" or "belonging to the Lord." In French it is principally masculine, though it has occasional unisex use; related feminine forms include Cyrilla and the modern French Cyrielle. The learned Latin form is Cyrillus, which also appears in historical records.

Bearers include two major Church Fathers, Cyril of Jerusalem and Cyril of Alexandria, and the 9th-century missionary known as Saint Cyril, who with Methodius evangelized the Slavs and inspired the naming of the Cyrillic script. Their veneration sustained the name across medieval Europe; in France it saw renewed favor in the 19th century and a mid-20th-century peak. International variants comprise Cyril (English), Cyrill/Kyrill (German), Cyryl (Polish), Kiril (Bulgarian, Macedonian), Kirill/Kiryl (Russian, Belarusian), Kyrillos (Greek), Cirillo (Italian), and Cirilo (Spanish, Portuguese). Common nickname: Cy.