Cyril

Etymology

Via Late Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos), from κύριος (lord, master).

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĭr-əl IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɹəl/
• Rhymes: -ɪrəl

Proper noun

Cyril

1. A male given name.; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs.
   • 1954 P. G. Wodehouse, Over Seventy: An Autobiography with Digressions, Herbert Jenkins (1957), page 35:

     Boxers, too, not so long ago a somewhat uncouth section of the community who were seldom if ever mistaken for members of the Vere de Vere family, have taken on a polish which makes their society a pleasure. They have names like Cyril and Percy and Clarence and live up to them.

Anagrams

• Lyric, lyric

Etymology

From English Cyril, from Late Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos), from κύριος (kúrios)

Noun

Cyril

1. a male given name.

Proper noun

Cyril m

1. A male given name., cognate to Cyril.

Proper noun

Cyril

1. A male given name., variant of Cyrille.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡siriɫ/

Proper noun

Cyril m (genitive Cyrila, nominative plural Cyrilovia) declension pattern chlap

1. A male given name..

Further reading

• Cyril in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk