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, deriving from the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos) which in turn derives from Greek κύριος (

kyrios ''Kyrios'' or ''kurios'' ( grc, κύριος, kū́rios) is a Greek word which is usually translated as "lord" or "master". It is used in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew scriptures about 7000 times, in particular translating the name ...

) "lord". There are many variant forms of the name: Cyril, Cyrill, Kyrill, Kiryl, Kirillos, Kyryl, Kiril, Kyrylo, Kiro. Kirill may refer to:

People

Kirill I of Moscow Kirill or Cyril (russian: link=Russian, Кирилл, chu, , secular name Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev, russian: link=no, Владимир Михайлович Гундяев; born 20 November 1946) is a Russian Orthodox bishop. He became ...

(born 1946), Russian Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia *

Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia (russian: Кирилл Владимирович Романов; ''Kirill Vladimirovich Romanov''; – 12 October 1938) was a son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, a grandson of Emperor Al ...

Kirill Alekseenko Kirill Alexeyevich Alekseenko (russian: Кирилл Алексеевич Алексеенко; born 22 June 1997) is a Russian chess grandmaster. Personal life Alekseenko was born in Vyborg, and moved to Saint Petersburg as a child. His fathe ...

(born 1997), Russian chess grandmaster *

Kirill Aleshin Kirill Pavlovich Aleshin (russian: Кирилл Павлович Алёшин; born 24 April 1997) is a Russian retired ice dancer. With his former skating partner, Anastasia Skoptsova, he was the 2020 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist, 2018 CS Tal ...

(born 1997), Russian ice dancer * Kirill Alexeyev (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player * Kirill Bichutsky (born 1984), American photographer, businessman *

Kirill Dmitriev Kirill Alexandrovich Dmitriev (russian: Кирилл Александрович Дмитриев; born 12 April 1975) is the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), a $10 billion sovereign wealth fund created by the Russian government ...

(born 1975), Russian businessman *

Kirill Eskov Kirill Yuryevich Eskov (russian: Кири́лл Ю́рьевич Есько́в; born 16 September 1956) is a Russian writer, biologist and paleontologist. As an author he is known for '' The Gospel of Afranius'' in which he presents an atheistic ...

(born 1956), Russian writer * Kirill Florensky (1915–1982), Russian geochemist and planetologist * Kirill Formanchuk, Russian activist for motorists' rights *

Kirill Gerasimov Kirill Gerasimov (russian: Кирилл Герасимов, born June 5, 1971 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional poker player. Personal life Gerasimov worked as an insurance salesman in Moscow, and started entering poker tournam ...

(born 1971), Russian poker player *

Kirill Gerstein Kirill Gerstein (russian: Кирилл Герштейн) (born 23 October 1979) is a Russian-American concert pianist. He is the sixth recipient of the Gilmore Artist Award. Born in the former Soviet Union, Gerstein is an American citizen based i ...

(born 1979), Russian pianist * Kirill Gevorgian (born 1953), Russian diplomat and jurist * Kirill Gorbunov (1822–1893), Russian painter *

Kirill Gurov Kirill Gurov (6 March 1918 – 29 September 1994) was a Soviet Russian theoretical physicist working in the field of physical kinetics. Gurov was born in Moscow, Russia, in the family of a military officer. In 1936, he was accepted without ...

(1918–1994), Russian theoretical physicist * Kirill Ikonnikov (born 1984), Russian hammer thrower * Kirill Kaprizov (born 1997), Russian ice hockey player *

Kirill Karabits Kyrylo Karabych ( uk, Кирило Карабиць); born 26 December 1976) is a Ukrainian conductor. Biography Early Life Karabits' father was the conductor and composer Ivan Karabyts. Karabits was born in Kyiv (then in the Ukrainian SSR o ...

(born 1976), Ukrainian conductor *

Kirill Khaliavin Kirill Leonidovich Khaliavin ( rus, Кирилл Леонидович Халявин, p=kʲɪˈrʲil lʲɪɐˈnʲidəvʲɪtɕ xɐˈlʲavʲɪn; born 21 November 1990) is a Russian-Spanish retired ice dancer. Emerging on the international scene co ...

(born 1990), Russian ice dancer * Kirill Kochubei (born 1986), Russian football player *

Kirill Kombarov Kirill Vladimirovich Kombarov ( rus, Кири́лл Влади́мирович Комба́ров, p=kʲɪˈrʲil vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ kɐmˈbarəf; born 22 January 1987) is a Russian football official and a former player who played as a r ...

(born 1987), Russian football player * Kirill Kondrashin (1914–1981), Russian conductor *

Kirill Y. Kondratyev Kirill Yakovlevich Kondratyev (; 14 June 1920 – 1 May 2006) was a Soviet and Russian atmospheric physicist. Career Kondratyev was born in Rybinsk. He went to school in Leningrad and in 1938 entered the University of Leningrad to study physi ...

(1920–2006), Russian atmospheric physicist * Kirill Kononenko (born 1992), Russian ice hockey player *

Kirill Kravchenko Kravchenko, Kirill Albertovich (born May 13, 1976 in Moscow) is Deputy Director General in charge of Administrative Affairs Gazprom Neft. Within Gazprom Neft is responsible to managing the organizational issues block, and for implementing several ...

(born 1976), Russian businessman * Kirill Kurochkin (born 1988), Russian football player * Kirill Lavrov (1925–2007), Russian actor and director * Kirill Lyamin (born 1986), Russian ice hockey player *

Kirill Mazurov Kirill Trofimovich Mazurov ( be, Кіры́ла Трафі́мавіч Ма́зураў, russian: Кири́лл Трофи́мович Ма́зуров; 25 March 1914, Rudnia-Pribytkovskaya, Mogilev Governorate – 19 December 1989) was a Soviet ...

(1914–1989), Belarusian politician * Kirill Meretskov (1897–1968), Russian general *

Kirill Molchanov Kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov (russian: Кирилл Владимирович Молчанов; 7 September 1922 – 14 March 1982) was a Russian and Soviet composer. He was appointed director of the Bolshoi, at the time political disfavour had ...

(1922–1982), Russian composer * Kirill Moskalenko (1902–1985), Russian general *

Kirill Nababkin Kirill Anatolyevich Nababkin (russian: Кирилл Анатольевич Набабкин; born 8 September 1986) is a Russian football player who plays for Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow. Career Nabakin began his youth career with FC ...

(born 1986), Russian football player *

Kirill Naryshkin Kirill Poluektovich Naryshkin (russian: links=no, Кирилл Полуэктович Нарышкин) (1623 – April 30, 1691) was the maternal grandfather of Peter the Great. Kirill Naryshkin’s name was first mentioned in 1646, when he and ...

(1623–1691), Russian aristocrat * Kirill Nikonorov (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player * Kirill Pavlyuchek (born 1984), Belarusian football player *

Kirill Petrenko Kirill Garrievich Petrenko (russian: Кирилл Гарриевич Петренко, Latin script: ; born 11 February 1972) is a Russian-Austrian conductor. He is chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. Early life Petrenko was born in Omsk ...

(born 1972), Russian-Austrian conductor *

Kirill Petrov Kirill Andreyevich Petrov (russian: Кири́лл Андре́евич Петро́в, born April 13, 1990) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Petrov was drafted ...

(born 1990), Russian ice hockey player * Kirill Pishchalnikov (born 1987), Russian basketball player *

Kirill Razumovski Count Kirill Grigoryevich Razumovski, anglicized as Cyril Grigoryevich Razumovski (russian: Кирилл Григорьевич Разумовский, uk, Кирило Григорович Розумовський ''Kyrylo Hryhorovych Rozumovs ...

(1728–1803), Russian aristocrat *

Kirill Reznik Kirill Reznik (born August 9, 1974) is a Ukrainian-born American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is one of three members of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 39. District 39 encompasses a horseshoe-s ...

(born 1974), American politician * Kirill Rodin (born 1963), Russian cellist * Kirill Safronov (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player * Kirill G. Seleznyov (born 1974), Russian businessman * Kirill I. Seleznyov (born 1985), Russian football player *

Kirill Shchelkin Kirill Ivanovich Shchelkin (russian: Кирилл Иванович Щёлкин ) (17 May 1911 – 8 November 1968) was a Soviet physicist born in Georgia, with armenian origin, the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons who made theoretical ...

(1911–1968), Russian nuclear scientist *

Kirill Sosunov Kirill Olegovich Sosunov (russian: Кири́лл Оле́гович Сосуно́в; born 1 November 1975 in Ryazan) is a Russian long jumper and bobsledder. He is the 1998 European champion, and that year he also set his personal best jump with ...

(born 1975), Russian long jumper * Kirill Starkov (born 1987), Danish ice hockey player * Kirill Tomashevich (1852–1909), Russian politician *

Kirill Troussov Kirill Troussov (born ) in Saint Petersburg, is a German violinist and violin teacher based in Munich, Germany. Career Kirill Troussov began playing the violin at the age of four and was taught by Irina Etigon at the Saint Petersburg Conservat ...

(born 1982), German violinist *

Kirill Turichenko Kirill Turichenko (russian: link=no, Кирилл Туриченко), or Kyrylo Turychenko ( uk, Кирило Туриченко), was born January 13, 1983, in Odesa, Ukraine. He is a Ukrainian musician, singer and actor. Turichenko has been a ...

(born 1983), Ukrainian musician * Kirill Vakhromeev (Philaret; 1935–2021), Russian bishop * Kirill Veselov, Russian ski-orienteerer *

Kirill A. Yevstigneyev Kirill Alekseyevich Yevstigneyev (russian: Кирилл Алексеевич Евстигнеев; – 29 August 1996) was a Soviet fighter pilot and one of the top Soviet aces of World War II. During his career he claimed 53 solo and 3 shared a ...

(1917–1996), Russian fighter pilot

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