Kuriakose () is a common male

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and surrounding areas. Derivatives of the name Kuriakose include Kurian and Kurien. This name is a variant of names found among Middle Eastern countries among the minority Syrian, Iranian and Iraqi Christians such as

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Cyriacus Cyriacus (, fl. 303 AD), sometimes Anglicized as Cyriac, according to Christian tradition, is a Christian martyr who was killed in the Diocletianic Persecution. He is one of twenty-seven saints, most of them martyrs, who bear this name, of whom ...

in Italy and Cyr in France. The name Kuriakose is derived from the Syriac Aramaic name ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ (''quryāqōs'') which itself is from Greek. The name is believed to have originated from Saint Quriaqos who is known in both Syriac and Latin liturgies The meaning of Kuriakose most closely matches to 'of the Lord'.

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Notable people with name Kuriakose and its derivatives

Arackaparambil Kurien Antony Arackaparambil Kurien Antony (born 28 December 1940) is an Indian lawyer, attorney and statesman who served as the Minister of Defence (India), Minister of Defence of India from 2006 to 2014, making him the longest serving Defence Minister in In ...

, former Defense Minister of India * Benny Kuriakose, conservation consultant *

Eden Kuriakose Eden Kuriakosse is an Indian actress and model who appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Personal life Eden was trained as a theater actress. She later pursued modelling and has won Miss Kerala, Miss Coimbatore titles and Miss South ...

, Indian actress *

Kuriakose Elias Chavara Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, CMI (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was an Indian Catholic priest, religious, philosopher and social reformer. He is the first canonised Catholic male saint of Indian origin and was a member of the Sy ...

, founder of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate and a Catholic Saint *

Thomas Kurian Thomas Kurian (born 1966) is an Indian-American business executive and Chief executive officer, Chief Executive Officer of Google Cloud Platform, Google Cloud (under Alphabet Inc.) since 2019. In 2024, Gold House recognized him as one of the most ...

, CEO of Google Cloud and Former President of Oracle Corporation *

Verghese Kurien Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012) was an Indian dairy engineer and social entrepreneur. He led initiatives that contributed to the extensive increase in milk production in India termed as the White Revolution. Kurien gra ...

, founder of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation * Pius C. Kuriakose, former Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court * Jomon Kuriakose, chef in UK

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Various forms of Kuriakose

Notable people with name Kuriakose and its derivatives

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