Name info: About the name Kyros in particular | |
Group info: About Cyrus/Kyra, the group of names with the same origin as Kyros | Language of origin: | Old Persian |
Info about origin, male: | from the Greek form of the Persian name Kurus or Kurush, the name of several kings in ancient Persia |
| the most famous of these kings was Cyrus the Great (529 BC) |
| the meaning of the name is not known for sure |
| the early Christians saw the name as connected to the Greek word kyrios (Lord) |
Words: | kyrios = the lord Old Greek |
Topics: | Words |
Variants' top ranks: | 4:Kyra Jamaica 2021, 9:Ciro Argentina 2020, 45:Kíra Hungary 2006, 61:Kira Hungary 2013, 326:Cyrus USA 2022 |
Old/original forms: | Kurus Old Persian, Kurush Old Persian, Kyros Old Greek |
Name variants: | Cyra, Kira, Kíra, Kyra, Ciro, Cyrus, Kyros Sortable list Details |
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