Cyril
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Cyril is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek
name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos) meaning "Lordly, Masterful" which in turn derives from Greek κυριος (Kyrios) "Lord
". There are various variant forms of the Cyril name such as Cyrill, Kirill, Kiryl, Kirillos, Kyryl, Kiril, and Kyrill.
It may also refer to:
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos) meaning "Lordly, Masterful" which in turn derives from Greek κυριος (Kyrios) "Lord
Lord
Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
". There are various variant forms of the Cyril name such as Cyrill, Kirill, Kiryl, Kirillos, Kyryl, Kiril, and Kyrill.
It may also refer to:
Christian patriarchs or bishops
- Saint Cyril of JerusalemCyril of JerusalemCyril of Jerusalem was a distinguished theologian of the early Church . He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. In 1883, Cyril was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII...
(c. 313 – 386), theologian and bishop - Saint Cyril of AlexandriaCyril of AlexandriaCyril of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He came to power when the city was at its height of influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively and was a leading protagonist in the Christological controversies of the later 4th and 5th centuries...
(c. 376 – 444), Patriarch of Alexandria - Saint Cyril the Philosopher (link to Saints Cyril and Methodius), 9th century Greek missionary, co-invented the Slavic alphabet, translated the Bible into Old Church Slavonic
- Pope Cyril II of AlexandriaPope Cyril II of AlexandriaPope Cyril II of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark .Patriarch Cyril attempted to ordain a properly consecrated bishop to be the new Abuna of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but Badr al-Jamali, the Vizir of Caliph Al-Mustansir, forced him to ordain...
reigned 1078–1092 - Greek Patriarch Cyril II of AlexandriaPatriarch Cyril II of AlexandriaCyril II served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria in the 12th century . He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 22nd day of Baramhat.-References:...
reigned in 12th century - Saint Cyril of TurawCyril of TurawCyril of Turaŭ was a bishop and saint. He was one of the first and finest theologians of Kievan Rus'; he lived in Turaw, now Southern Belarus...
(1130–1182), Belorussian bishop and orthodox saint - Pope Cyril III of AlexandriaPope Cyril III of AlexandriaPope Cyril III of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark Number 75...
reigned 1235–1243 - Cyril, Metropolitan of MoscowCyril, Metropolitan of MoscowCyril IV was the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus from 1568 until 1572.There is not much information on Metropolitan Cyril and his deeds. In 1566, Cyril was appointed archmandrite at the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra. On November 11, 1568, he was elected metropolitan in favor of the recently deposed...
died 1572 - Cyril LucarisCyril LucarisCyril Lucaris born Constantine Lukaris or Loucaris was a Greek prelate and theologian, and a native of Candia, Crete . He later became the Greek Patriarch of Alexandria as Cyril III and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as Cyril I...
(Patriarch Cyril I of Constantinople), reigned for six terms between 1612 and 1638 - Patriarch Cyril III of ConstantinoplePatriarch Cyril III of ConstantinopleCyril III was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two short terms in 1652 and 1654....
, patriarch in 1652 and 1654 - Cyril V ZaimCyril V ZaimPatriarch Constantine Cyril V Zaim , sometimes known also as Cyril III, was Greek Patriarch of Antioch.-Life:Constantine Zaim was born on about 1655 in Aleppo and he was the nephew of Patriarch Macarios III Zaim, who died in 1672...
, Melkite patriarch of Antioch died 1720 - Cyril VI TanasCyril VI TanasPatriarch Cyril VI Tanas, also known as Cyril VI of Antioch , became the first leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church following the schism of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch in 1724...
, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1724–1760 - Patriarch Cyril V of ConstantinoplePatriarch Cyril V of ConstantinopleCyril V Karakallos was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two periods from 1748 to 1751 and from 1752 to 1757.A controversial figure, often blamed for his ideas about the baptism, in 1755 he issued the Oros, a canonical document which, superseding the previous use of accepting Christian...
, patriarch in 1748–1757 - Cyril VII SiajCyril VII SiajCyril VII Francis Siaj was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1794 to 1796.-Life:Francis Siaj was a monk of the Basilian Salvatorian Order. Between 1760 and 1768 he was a open partisan of Athanasius Jawhar in the clashes for the patriarchate between patriarch Theodosius V Dahan...
, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1794–1796 - Patriarch Cyril II of JerusalemPatriarch Cyril II of JerusalemCyril II of Jerusalem was born in 1792 in the island of Samos. In 1816 he was ordained a deacon, then a presbyter, was abbot of the monastery. In 1835 he became Archbishop of Sebasteia and in 1838 of Lydia...
, reigned 1845–1875 - Patriarch Cyril VII of ConstantinoplePatriarch Cyril VII of ConstantinopleCyril VII was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1855 to 1860....
, patriarch in 1855–1860 - Pope Cyril IV of AlexandriaPope Cyril IV of AlexandriaPope Cyril IV of Alexandria , was the 110th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark . He was born David in 1816. Despite his relatively short papacy, he is regarded as the "Father of Reform" of the Coptic Orthodox Church in modern times...
reigned 1854–1861 - Pope Cyril V of AlexandriaPope Cyril V of AlexandriaPope Cyril of Alexandria V) was the 112th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St...
reigned 1874–1921 - Cyril VIII JahaCyril VIII JahaCyril VIII Geha , was patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1902 until 1916. He was the last Melkite Catholic patriarch of the Ottoman era.-Life:...
, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1902–1916 - Cyril IX MoghabghabCyril IX MoghabghabCyril IX Moghabghab served as Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1925 to 1947.-Life:Patriarch Cyril born in Ain Zhalta, Lebanon on October 29, 1855. He was ordained a priest on March 27, 1883...
, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1925–1946 - Pope Cyril VI of AlexandriaPope Cyril VI of AlexandriaFather Mina became Pope of Alexandria on 10 May 1959 . In accordance with the old Coptic church tradition, Pope Cyril VI was the only monk in the 20th century to be chosen for papacy without having being a bishop /Metropolitan first...
, reigned 1959–1971
Others
- CyrillusCyrillusCyrillus, Greek jurist of the 5th century, was a professor in the ancient law college of Berytus , and one of the founders of the oecumenical school of jurists...
, 5th century Greek jurist - Sir Cyril BurtCyril BurtSir Cyril Lodowic Burt was an English educational psychologist who made contributions to educational psychology and statistics....
(1883-1971), century psychologist - Cyril DelevantiCyril DelevantiCyril Delevanti , sometimes credited as Syril Delevanti, was an English-born character actor with a long career in American films....
(1889–1975), British actor - Cyril De ZoysaCyril de ZoysaSir Cyril de Zoysa was a Sri Lankan industrialist, Senator and a philanthropist. The President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1960 to 1965, he was a leader in the Buddhist revival movement in Ceylon in the 20th century...
, Sri Lankan businessman and Buddhist revivalist - Cyril PerkinsCyril PerkinsGeorge Cyril Perkins is a former English cricketer. Perkins was a right-handed batsman who bowled both slow left-arm orthodox and left-arm medium pace. He was born in Wollaston, Northamptonshire. On 4 June 2011, he became the 12th former first-class player to reach 100 years of age, and the 4th...
(1911-), English cricketer - Cyril Leo Heraclius, Prince Toumanoff (born Toumanishvili)Cyril ToumanoffCyril Leo Heraclius, Prince Toumanoff was an United States-based historian and genealogist who mostly specialized in the history and genealogies of medieval Georgia, Armenia, the Byzantine Empire, and Iran...
(1913–1997), Russian-born historian and genealogist who was a Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University - Cyril Stanley Harrison, (1915 - 1998) English cricketer
- Elder Cyril PavlovCyril PavlovCyril Pavlov, elder Cyril, Kirill Pavlov, elder Kyrill , in life: Ivan Dmitrievich Pavlov living Russian Orthodox Christian mystic, elder, wonder-worker and Archimandrite, confessor to Patriarch Alexy II. He was also confessor to the previous patriarchs Alexy I and Pimen...
(b. 1919), Russian Orthodox Christian monk, mystic and wonder-worker - Cyril SmithCyril SmithSir Cyril Smith, MBE, was a British politician who served as Liberal and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for the constituency of Rochdale from 1972 until his retirement in 1992.-Early life:...
, British Liberal politician - S. M. CyrilS. M. CyrilSister M. Cyril Mooney, IBVM is an internationally-recognized educational innovator and the 2007 winner of the Padma Shri Award, the Government of India's fourth-highest civilian honor. She is a native of Ireland and a Sister of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary...
, educational innovator in India - Cyril DomoraudCyril DomoraudDepri Cyrille Leandre Domoraud is a former Ivorian international footballer. He also holds French nationality and spent most of his career at Western Europe. He played at 3 of the 5 top league in UEFA: Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1....
(b. 1971), Ivorian football player (senior career 1992–2008) who played for the Côte d'Ivoire national team (1995–2006) - Cyril TakayamaCyril TakayamaCyril Takayama is an American-Japanese illusionist of Japanese and French descent. He is perhaps best known for his magic performances around Japan.-Early life:...
, Japanese American illusionist - Cyril Gašparík, (b. 1993), Slovakia
Fictional characters
- Another name of Nikita the FurrierNikita the FurrierNikita the Tanner is a character in folklore of Kievan Rus, a town craftsman who released the daughter of a Kievan prince from the dragon's captivity. The oldest prototype on it could be found in Laurentian Chronicle.-External links:*...
- Cyril Sneer, the fictional villain aardvark of the 1980s cartoon series The RaccoonsThe RaccoonsThe Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series which was originally broadcast from 1985 to 1991 with four preceding television specials beginning in 1980. The series was created by Kevin Gillis, and produced at Atkinson Film-Arts first-hand from 1984 to 1985, then at Hinton Animation Studios...
- Cyril O'ReilyCyril O'ReilyCyril O'Reily is a fictional character, played by American actor Scott William Winters, on the HBO drama Oz. He is also mentioned in the companion book , p. 58.-Character overview:...
fictional character from television series OzOz (TV series)Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons... - Cyril "Blakey" Blake, the bus depot inspector from the 1970's British comedy TV series On the BusesOn The BusesOn the Buses was a British situation comedy created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney which was broadcast in the UK from 1969 to 1973. The writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC, but the Corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential...
See also
- Cyrillus (crater)Cyrillus (crater)Cyrillus is a lunar impact crater located on the northwest edge of Mare Nectaris. Intruding into the northeast rim is the equally large, and younger crater Theophilus. To the south is another prominent crater named Catharina. Together these three craters form a prominent trio in the southeast...
on the moon - Cyrille (disambiguation)
- KyrilKyrilThe given name Kyrill is male name, deriving from the Greek name Κύριλλος which in turn derives from Greek κύριος "lord". There are many variant forms of the name: Cyril, Cyrill, Kirill, Kiryl, Kirillos, Kyryl, Kiril, Kyrill, Kyrylo....
- Kyrill (disambiguation)
- Saint Cyril (disambiguation)Saint Cyril (disambiguation)Saint Cyril may refer to:*Saint Cyril the Philosopher, believed to have co-invented the Glagolitic alphabet, the first Slavic alphabet, and translated the Bible into Old Church Slavonic* Saint Cyril of Alexandria , Pope of Alexandria...
- St. Cyril's MonasterySt. Cyril's MonasterySt. Cyril's Monastery is a medieval monastery in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The monastery contains the famous St. Cyril's Church, an important specimen of Kievan Rus' architecture of the 12th century, and combining elements of the 17th and 19th centuries. However, being largely Ukrainian...
, a monastery in Kiev, Ukraine