Talk:Kyril
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Speculation about 'Carl'.
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The name Kyril is essentially the same as Carl, or Karl, an Old Norse or Scandinavian name, basically meaning "free man"... As a "lord" is a peer among his peers, so a "free man" is also a peer among his peers. While a "lord" has authority, a "free man" also has authority (over himself at least). Hence the root meaning of both Kyril and Carl/Karl is the same. Both are Indo-European names. Both have the same tri-literal consonant root k-r-l. Hence, if the root meaning is the same and the tri-literal consonant roots are identical, the only safe conclusion to draw is that the names are Kyril and Carl/Karl are (at root) the same.[citation needed]
Even if this is true (which I very much doubt), it is original research, and so inadmissible. But in any case, the argument doesn't stand up. The semantic argument is unconvincing (you wouldn't get far in most societies claiming that 'free man' and 'lord' were kind of the same thing); and Indo-European languages aren't formed from triliteral roots. --ColinFine (talk)