Ciriaco is a male

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() and

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(). In Portuguese, it's spelled Ciríaco (). It derives from the

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given name Κυριακός (also Κυριάκος) which means ''of the Lord'' or ''lordly''; from the

kύριος, ''

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'': ''lord''. Thus it is equivalent in meaning to names like Dominic, Dominicus and Domenico. It may refer to:

People

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* Ciriaco Álvarez (born 1873), Chiloé businessman * Ciriaco Errasti, a Spanish footballer * Ciriaco De Mita, Italian politician,

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(1988–1989) *

Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli Cyriacus of Ancona or Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli (31 July 1391 – 1453/55) was a restlessly itinerant Italian humanist and antiquarian who came from a prominent family of merchants in Ancona, a maritime republic on the Adriatic. He has been calle ...

, or Cyriacus of

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, an Italian antiquarian and traveller of the 15th century *

Ciriaco Cañete Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete (August 8, 1919 – February 5, 2016) was a Filipino martial artist of the Doce Pares Eskrima Club. He was the last surviving member of the club, which was founded in January 1932. He was also a 12th degree black belt. ...

, a Filipino martial artist *Ciriaco Ortiz, a

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musician * Ciriaco Sforza, a Swiss footballer

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* Pedro Ciriaco (born 1985), Dominican baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, brother of Audy Ciriaco

Places

* Ciríaco, Brazilian municipality.

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