Cyriacus is a given name of

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origin. The Greek (''Kyriakos'') means "belonging to the lord". It has strong

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...

connotations and is one of the most common names found in Christian inscriptions from

ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–50 ...

. The

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''Dominicus'' (whence

Dominic Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Domini ...

) has the same meaning and may originate as a translation of the Greek name.Lidia Becker (2009), ''Hispano-romanisches Namenbuch: Untersuchung der Personennamen vorrömischer, griechischer und lateinisch-romanischer Etymologie auf der Iberischen Halbinsel im Mittelalter (6.–12. Jahrhundert)'' (De Gruyter), pp. 364–365. The reduced form ''Cyricus'' gave rise to the Latin spelling ''

Quiricus Quiricus may refer to: *Saint Quiricus, see Cyricus and Julitta Cyricus ( el, Κήρυκος, am, ቂርቆስ, arc, ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ ''Mar Quriaqos Sahada''; also Cyriacus, Quiriac, Quiricus, Cyr), and his mother, Julitta ( e ...

''. Other derived names include ''Cyrianus'', ''Cyricius'' and ''Cyrillus'' (whence

Cyril Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek κυριος ('' kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various vari ...

). Many Latin spelling variants are known: ''Quiriacus'', ''Quiracus'', ''Curiacus'', etc. The feminine form of the name is Cyriaca. Cyriacus, Quiriacus, or variations, is also the name of: *

Cyriacus of Jerusalem Cyriacus of Jerusalem (also called ''Judas Cyriacus''; died 133) was a bishop of Jerusalem who died during a riot A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against autho ...

(2nd century), bishop and saint *Cyriacus of Alexandria (3rd century), two martyrs, saints, and companions of Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria * Cyriacus I of Byzantium (3rd century), bishop of Byzantium * Quiriacus of Ostia (3rd century), Bishop of Ostia, Christian martyr and saint * Cyriacus, 4th century Christian child martyr * Cyriacus, 4th century Roman nobleman and Christian martyr under Diocletian *

Judas Cyriacus Judas Cyriacus (Cyriacus of Ancona, Cyriacus of Jerusalem, Quiriacus, Quiricus, Kyriakos); es, Quirico, it, Ciriaco), d. ca. AD 360, is the patron saint of Ancona, Italy. His feast day is celebrated in the Catholic Church on 4 May. Judas Cyriac ...

(4th century), also known as Cyriacus of Ancona, a saint, martyr, and patron saint of Ancona, Italy * Cyriacus the Anchorite (5th century), a Greek monk and saint * Cyriacus II of Constantinople (7th century), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople * Quriaqos of Tagrit (8th–9th century), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch *

Cyriacus of Carthage The Archdiocese of Carthage, also known as the Church of Carthage, was a Latin Catholic diocese established in Carthage, Roman Empire, in the 2nd century. Agrippin was the first named bishop, around 230 AD. The temporal importance of the city of ...

(11th century), archbishop of Carthage *

Kirakos Gandzaketsi Kirakos Gandzaketsi (; c. 1200/1202–1271) was an Armenian historian of the 13th centuryS. Peter Cowe. Kirakos Ganjakec'i or Arewelc'i // Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History / Edited by David Thomas & Alex Mallet. — BRILL, 2 ...

or Cyriacus of Gandzak (1200–1271), an Armenian historian * Cyriacus of Ancona or Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli (15th century), traveller and antiquarian in the Aegean * Cyriak or Cyriak Harris (21st century), an English freelance animator

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