Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the

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name Κύριλλος (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek κυριος ('' kýrios'') '

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'. There are various variant forms of the name ''Cyril'' such as ''Cyrill'', ''Cyrille'', ''Ciril'', ''Kirill'', ''Kiryl'', ''Kirillos'', ''Kuriakose'', '' Kyrylo'', ''Kiril'', ''Kiro'', and ''Kyrill''. It may also refer to:

Christian patriarchs or bishops

Cyril of Jerusalem Cyril of Jerusalem ( el, Κύριλλος Α΄ Ἱεροσολύμων, ''Kýrillos A Ierosolýmon''; la, Cyrillus Hierosolymitanus; 313 386 AD) was a theologian of the early Church. About the end of 350 AD he succeeded Maximus as Bishop of ...

(c. 313 – 386), theologian and bishop * Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376 – 444), Patriarch of Alexandria * 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 Alexandria Pope Cyril II of Alexandria, 67th 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 V ...

reigned 1078–1092 * Greek Patriarch Cyril II of Alexandria reigned in the 12th century * Cyril of Turaw (1130–1182), Belorussian bishop and orthodox saint *

Pope Cyril III of Alexandria Cyril III, known as Cyril ibn Laqlaq (كيرلس الثالث ابن لقلق), was the 75th Coptic Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. His episcopate lasted seven years, eight months, and 23 days from Sunday 17 June 1235 AD (23 Paoni 951 A.M.) t ...

reigned 1235–1243 * Cyril, Metropolitan of Moscow died 1572 * Cyril Lucaris (Patriarch Cyril I of Constantinople), reigned for six terms between 1612 and 1638 * Cyril II of Constantinople, patriarch in 1633, 1635–1636, 1638–1639 *

Patriarch Cyril III of Constantinople Cyril III ( el, Κύριλλος Γ΄), surnamed Spanos (Σπανός), (? – after 1654), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two short terms in 1652 and 1654. He hailed from Xanthi and also served as bishop of Corinth Corinth ...

, patriarch in 1652 and 1654 * Cyril IV of Constantinople, patriarch 1711–1713 * Cyril V Zaim, Melkite patriarch of Antioch died 1720 * Cyril VI Tanas, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1724–1760 *

Patriarch Cyril V of Constantinople Cyril V Karakallos ( el, ), (? – 27 July 1775) 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 ''O ...

, patriarch in 1748–1751, 1752–1757 *

Cyril VII Siaj Cyril VII Francis Siaj (or ''Siage'' or ''Siagi'') 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 an open partisan of Athanasi ...

, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1794–1796 * Patriarch Cyril VI of Constantinople, patriarch in 1813–1818 * Patriarch Cyril II of Jerusalem, reigned 1845–1875 *

Patriarch Cyril VII of Constantinople Cyril VII (1775–1872) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople The ecumenical patriarch ( el, Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, translit=Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople (Istanbul), New Rom ...

, patriarch in 1855–1860 * Pope Cyril IV of Alexandria reigned 1854–1861 * Pope Cyril V of Alexandria reigned 1874–1921 * Cyril VIII Jaha, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1902–1916 *

Cyril IX Moghabghab Cyril IX Moghabghab (October 29, 1855 in Ain Zhalta, Ottoman Syria – September 8, 1947 in Alexandria, Egypt) served as Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1925 to 1947. ...

, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1925–1946 * Patriarch

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, reigned 1953–1971 *

Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria ''This article uses dates and years written in the Coptic calendar, using the A.M. (Anno Martyrum) calendar era, in addition to the Gregorian calendar, using the A.D. (Anno Domini) calendar era.'' Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria also called Abba Ky ...

, reigned 1959–1971

Other individuals

* Cyrillus, 5th century Greek jurist * Cyril Abiteboul (born 1977), French motor racing engineer and manager, formerly the Managing Director of Renault Sport F1 Team * Cyril Almeida, Pakistani journalist * Cyril Eugene Attygalle, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician * Cyril Benson, founder of British company

Bensons for Beds Bensons for Beds is Britain's largest bed retailer specialising in beds, mattresses and bedroom furniture. History Founded as a general store in 1950 by Cyril Benson, Bensons for Beds opened the first dedicated bed centre in 1972. The company ...

Cyril Bourlon de Rouvre Cyril Hubert Marie Bourlon de Rouvre is a French businessman and politician, born 19 December 1945 at Boulogne-Billancourt. Biography Education and early career Son of Évrard Bourlon de Rouvre, an industrialist, and his wife Claude Genty ...

(born 1945), French businessman and politician * Sir Cyril Burt (1883–1971), psychologist *

Cyril Connolly Cyril Vernon Connolly CBE (10 September 1903 – 26 November 1974) was an English literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine '' Horizon'' (1940–49) and wrote '' Enemies of Promise'' (1938), which comb ...

(1903–1974), English literary critic and writer * Cyril Delevanti (1889–1975), British actor * Cyril Despres (born 1974), French motorcycle rider * Cyril De Zoysa (1896–1978), Sri Lankan businessman and Buddhist revivalist * Cyril Dissanayaka, Sri Lankan Sinhala senior police officer * Cyril Dodd (1844–1913), British politician *

Cyril Domoraud Dépri Cyrille Léandre Domoraud (born 22 July 1971) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He also holds French nationality and spent most of his career in Western Europe. He played in 3 of the 5 top leagues in ...

(born 1971), Ivorian football player (senior career 1992–2008) who played for the Côte d'Ivoire national team (1995–2006) * Cyril Fernando (1895–1974), Sri Lankan Sinhala clinician and researcher * Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005), English comedian, actor and businessman * Cyril Gautier (born 1987), French racing cyclist * Cyril Goulden (1897–1981), Welsh/Canadian geneticist, statistician, and agronomist * Cyril Grayson (born 1993), American football player *

Cyril Haran Cyril Haran (7 February 1931 – 25 June 2014) was a Gaelic footballer and manager, priest, scholar and schoolteacher. He managed the Sligo county team. Biography Cyril Haran was born in February 1931. He had three sisters: Grace Liddy (who p ...

(1931–2014), Gaelic footballer and manager, priest, scholar and schoolteacher * Cyril Stanley Harrison (1915–1998), English cricketer * Cyril Leo Heraclius, Prince Toumanoff (born Toumanishvili) (1913–1997), Russian-born historian and genealogist who was a Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University * Cyril Herath (died 2011), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1985 to 1988 * Cyril Jordan (born 1948), American guitarist and founder of the

Flamin' Groovies Flamin' Groovies is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965, originally co-led by Roy Loney and Cyril Jordan. After the Groovies released three albums, on Epic (''Supersnazz'') and Kama Sutra (''Flamingo'' and '' Teenage He ...

Cyril Knowles Cyril Barry Knowles (13 July 1944 – 30 August 1991) was a footballer who played left-back for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He was the son of the rugby league footballer; Cyril Knowles, and the older brother of fellow professional footballe ...

(1944–1991), English footballer * Cyril Lawrence (1920–2020), English footballer * Cyril Lewis (1909–1999), Welsh footballer * Sister M. Cyril Mooney (born 1936), educational innovator in India *

Cyril Nicholas Captain Cyril Wace Nicholas, MC, KRR (1898–1961) was a Ceylonese soldier, civil servant and forester. He was the first Warden of the Wild Life Department. Early life and service Educated at the Royal College, Colombo, he went on to study at t ...

(1898–1961), Sri Lankan Burgher army captain, civil servant, and forester * Elder Cyril Pavlov (1919–2017), Russian Orthodox Christian monk, mystic and wonder-worker * Cyril Perkins (1911–2013), English cricketer *

Cyril C. Perera Cyril C. Perera (3 June 1923 – 4 September 2016) was a Sri Lankan author of Sri Lankan literature, Sinhala literature who was well known for his translations of world literature into Sinhalese language, Sinhalese. His translations included novel ...

(1923–2016), Sri Lankan Sinhala author, translator of world literature into Sinhala * Cyril E. S. Perera (1892-1968), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Ceylon House of Representatives * Cyril Pinto Jayatilake Seneviratne (1918–1984), Sri Lankan Sinhala military officer and politician *

Cyril Ponnamperuma Dr. Cyril Andrew Ponnamperuma ( Sinhala: ආචාර්ය සිරිල් ඇන්ඩෘ පොන්නම්පෙරුම) (16 October 1923 – 20 December 1994) was a Sri Lankan scientist in the fields of chemical evolution and ...

(1923–1994), Sri Lankan Sinhala scientist in the fields of chemical evolution and the origin of life *

Cyril Ramaphosa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician who is currently serving as the fifth democratically elected president of South Africa. Formerly an anti-apartheid activist, trade union leader, and ...

(born 1952), South African president, businessman, and trade unionist * Cyril Ranatunga, Sri Lankan Sinhala army general *

Cyril Richardson Cyril Joseph Richardson (born December 27, 1990) is a former American football Guard (American football), guard. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Baylor Bears football, ...

(born 1990), American football player * Cyril Rioli (born 1989), Australian rules footballer * Cyril Smith (1928–2010), English Liberal politician * Cyril Takayama, (born 1973), American-Japanese magician * Cyril Wickramage (born 1932), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor, director, and vocalist * Cyril Sogoni (born 1997),Kenyan Photographer, Videographer,and Nutritionist

Fictional characters

* Cyril "Blakey" Blake, the bus depot inspector from the 1970s British comedy TV series ''On the Buses'' * Cyril Fielding, character in E. M. Forster's novel ''A Passage to India'' * Cyril Figgis, character in the TV series ''Archer'' * Cyril Gray, character from the film '' Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang'', played by Eros Vlahos * Cyril Kinnear, the menacing and urbane mastermind from the 1971 British crime film '' Get Carter'' * Cyril Playfair, the reverend from the 1952 film '' The Quiet Man'' * Cyril Proudbottom, Mr. Toad's horse from the 1949 film ''

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad ''The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' is a 1949 American animated anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions, released by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney and James Algar with Ben Sharpsteen as production ...

'' * Cyril O'Reily, character from television series ''Oz'' * Cyril Sneer, the villain aardvark of the 1980s cartoon series ''The Raccoons'' * Cyril Woodcock, from the film ''

Phantom Thread ''Phantom Thread'' is a 2017 American historical drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville. Set in 1950s London, it stars Day-Lewis as an haute couture dressmaker ...

'', played by Lesley Manville * Cyril the Fogman, a character from the television series ''Thomas & Friends'' * Cyril, a character from '' Doctor Who'' * Cyril, a character from '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' * Cyril the Ice Dragon, from '' The Legend of Spyro'' * Cyril the Squirrel, from ''

Maisy ''Maisy'' is a British animated children's television series produced by King Rollo Films, PolyGram Visual Programming, and Universal Pictures Visual Programming. The show is based on the book series of the same name by Lucy Cousins. The seri ...

'' *Cyril, the main character in ''

The Heart's Invisible Furies ''The Heart's Invisible Furies'' is a social novel by Irish novelist John Boyne John Boyne (born 30 April 1971) is an Irish novelist. He is the author of eleven novels for adults and six novels for younger readers. His novels are published ...

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John Boyne John Boyne (born 30 April 1971) is an Irish novelist. He is the author of eleven novels for adults and six novels for younger readers. His novels are published in over 50 languages. His 2006 novel '' The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' was adapt ...

*Cyril, a giant squirrel

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