Kirik as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kirik

What is the meaning of the name Kirik ?

The baby name Kirik is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkiːrɪk/ — KEE-rik (stress on first syllable).

Kirik is Greek in Origin.

Kirik is an East Slavic male given name tracing to Greek Kyrikos, transmitted through Church Slavonic and Latin Quiricus. The root kyrios, “lord,” gives the meaning “belonging to the Lord,” sometimes extended in Christian tradition to “Sunday-born.” Although identical in form to the Estonian word kirik “church,” that resemblance is coincidental and etymologically unrelated.

The name appears across medieval Rus’ records and hagiography, reinforced by the veneration of the child‑martyr Saints Kirik (Cyricus) and Julitta. A noted bearer is Kirik the Novgorodian, a 12th‑century monk and writer on chronology and numbers. Usage declined in modern times but remains recognizable in Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian Orthodox circles. Variants and cognates include Kiryk/Kyryk (Ukrainian, Belarusian), Kyrikos (Greek), Quiricus (Latin), Quirico (Italian/Spanish), Quirze (Catalan), and the related forms Cyriac and Ciriaco/Ciríaco, alongside Kyriakos.