The baby name Cyrillus is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /sɪˈrɪləs/ (si-RIL-əs).
Cyrillus is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Cyrillus is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /sɪˈrɪləs/ (si-RIL-əs).
Cyrillus is Greek in Origin.
Cyrillus is the Latinized form of Greek Kyrillos (Κύριλλος), from kyrios “lord,” conveying “lordly,” “masterful,” or “belonging to the Lord.” Emerging in Late Antiquity, the name spread through the Christian world and remained visible in monastic and clerical circles.
In Latin ecclesiastical texts it names prominent churchmen - Cyril of Alexandria, Cyril of Jerusalem, and the missionary Saint Cyril honored with Methodius - so its prestige traveled via hagiography, liturgy, and calendars into medieval and early modern Europe. The scholarly form Cyrillus survives mainly in Latin documents and older parish registers, reading today as archaic or ecclesiastical, while vernacular cognates are common. Variants include Cyril (English, French), Cyrille (French), Cyriel (Dutch/Flemish), Cyrill or Kyrill (German), Kyrillos (Greek), Kirill (Russian and other Slavic), Kyrylo (Ukrainian), Cirilo (Spanish/Portuguese), Cirillo (Italian), and Ciril (Slovene); feminine counterparts appear as Cyrilla or Cirilla. Short forms such as Cy or Kir are occasionally used.
Cyrillus is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 7 recorded uses, across 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Cyrillus is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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