Kyriaki as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kyriaki

What is the meaning of the name Kyriaki ?

The baby name Kyriaki is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Modern Greek IPA: /ci.riˈci/; English approximation: kee-ree-AH-kee.

Kyriaki is Greek in Origin.

Kyriaki is the Greek feminine name Κυριακή, literally “Sunday,” from kyriakē ‘of the Lord (the Lord’s Day),’ ultimately from kýrios ‘lord.’ It entered Christian naming through the early Church’s sanctification of Sunday and the broader use of kyriakē to denote things belonging to God. The meaning thus spans “Sunday-born” and “belonging to the Lord.”

In Greek-speaking lands, Kyriaki has steady Byzantine-to-modern usage, anchored by Saint Kyriaki (Agia Kyriaki) of Nicomedia, a 4th‑century martyr whose feast and name day are kept on July 7. Common transliterations include Kiriaki and Kyriake; related and Latinized forms are Cyriaca/Cyriace and the Romance Ciriaca, with semantic cousins like Domenica/Dominica. Diminutives and pet forms include Kiki, Kitsa, and Kyriakoula. The masculine counterpart is Kyriakos (Latinized Cyriacus). The name remains prevalent in Greece and Cyprus, especially for girls born on a Sunday or named for the saint within Orthodox tradition.