Kirill
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Κύριλλος [Kyrillos] |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Cirillo, Cyrille, Cyryl, Cyrillus, Kiril, Kirillos, Kiryl, Kyryl, Kiro |
Kirill (Russian: Кирилл) a Russian male given name, deriving from the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos),[1] which in turn derives from Greek κύριος (kyrios) "lord".
There are many variant forms of the name: Cyril, Cyrill, Kyrill, Kiryl, Kirillos, Kyryl, Kiril, Kyrylo, Kiro. Endeared versions in Slavic countries include Kiryusha.
People
[edit]- Kirill I of Moscow (Gundyaev) (born 1946), Russian Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia
- Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia
- Kirill Alekseenko (born 1997), Russian chess grandmaster
- Kirill Aleshin (born 1997), Russian ice dancer
- Kirill Alexeyev (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player
- Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (1950–2007), Finnish musician
- Kirill Bichutsky (born 1984), American photographer, businessman
- Kirill Dmitriev (born 1975), Russian businessman
- Kirill Eskov (born 1956), Russian writer
- Kirill Florensky (1915–1982), Russian geochemist and planetologist
- Kirill Formanchuk, Russian activist for motorists' rights
- Kirill Gerasimov (born 1971), Russian poker player
- Kirill Gerstein (born 1979), Russian pianist
- Kirill Gevorgian (born 1953), Russian diplomat and jurist
- Kirill Gorbunov (1822–1893), Russian painter
- Kirill Gurov (1918–1994), Russian theoretical physicist
- Kirill Ikonnikov (born 1984), Russian hammer thrower
- Kirill Kaprizov (born 1997), Russian ice hockey player
- Kirill Karabits (born 1976), Ukrainian conductor
- Kirill Khaliavin (born 1990), Russian ice dancer
- Kirill Kochubei (born 1986), Russian football player
- Kirill Kombarov (born 1987), Russian football player
- Kirill Kondrashin (1914–1981), Russian conductor
- Kirill Y. Kondratyev (1920–2006), Russian atmospheric physicist
- Kirill Kononenko (born 1992), Russian ice hockey player
- Kirill Kravchenko (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 Marchenko (born 2000), Russian ice hockey player
- Kirill Mazurov (1914–1989), Belarusian politician
- Kirill Meretskov (1897–1968), Russian general
- Kirill Molchanov (1922–1982), Russian composer
- Kirill Moskalenko (1902–1985), Russian general
- Kirill Nababkin (born 1986), Russian football player
- Kirill Naryshkin (1623–1691), Russian aristocrat
- Kirill Nikonorov (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player
- Kirill Pavlyuchek (born 1984), Belarusian football player
- Kirill Petrenko (born 1972), Russian-Austrian conductor
- Kirill Petrov (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player
- Kirill Pishchalnikov (born 1987), Russian basketball player
- Kirill Razumovski (1728–1803), Russian aristocrat
- Kirill Reznik (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 (1911–1968), Russian nuclear scientist
- Kirill Sosunov (born 1975), Russian long jumper
- Kirill Starkov (born 1987), Danish ice hockey player
- Kirill Stremousov (1976–2022), Ukrainian-born blogger
- Kirill Tomashevich (1852–1909), Russian politician
- Kirill Troussov (born 1982), German violinist
- Kirill Turichenko (born 1983), Ukrainian musician
- Kirill Vakhromeev (Philaret; 1935–2021), Russian bishop
- Kirill Veselov, Russian ski-orienteerer
- Kirill A. Yevstigneyev (1917–1996), Russian fighter pilot
- Kirill Zalessky (born 1980), Belarusian politician
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Kirill". A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
From Greek Kyrillos 'of the Lord'; name of the saint who brought Christianity to Russia in the 9th century.
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