Cyriacus is a given name of

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

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

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

ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman people, Roman civilisation from the founding of Rome, founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, collapse of the Western Roman Em ...

. The

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''Dominicus'' (whence

Dominic Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". The most promi ...

) 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''. 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 language, Greek name (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek (''kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various variant forms of t ...

). 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 or mob violence is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbanc ...

(2nd century), bishop and saint *Cyriacus of Alexandria (3rd century), two martyrs, saints, and companions of

Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria (died 250) were Christian martyrs put to death under Decius in 250. Faustus was a priest, Abibus was a deacon, and Dionysius was a lector. They were executed with several others, who include: *Andronic ...

* Cyriacus I of Byzantium (3rd century), bishop of Byzantium *

Quiriacus of Ostia Quiriacus was Bishop of Ostia, and suffered martyrdom during the reign of Emperor Severus Alexander. Quiriacus was martyred along with Maximus, his priest, and Archelaus, a deacon A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christi ...

(3rd century), Bishop of Ostia, Christian martyr and saint * Cyricus/, 4th-century Christian child martyr *

Cyriacus Cyriacus (, fl. 303 AD), sometimes Anglicized as Cyriac, according to Christian tradition, is a Christian martyr who was killed in the Diocletianic Persecution. He is one of twenty-seven saints, most of them martyrs, who bear this name, of whom ...

, 4th century Roman nobleman and Christian martyr under Diocletian *

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

(4th century), also known as Cyriacus of Ancona, a saint, martyr, and patron saint of Ancona, Italy *

Cyriacus the Anchorite Kyriakos the Anchorite (also known as ''Cyriacus the Hermit'') (Greek language, Greek: , ''Hosios Kyriakos ho Anachōrētēs'') was born in Corinth in the year 448. Early life His father was a priest named John and his mother's name was Eudoxia. ...

(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 is a Latin Catholic titular see originally established as a diocese in Carthage, Roman Empire, in the 2nd century. Agrippinus was the first named bishop, appointed around 230 AD. The diocese, in its earlier form, ...

(11th century), archbishop of Carthage *

Kirakos Gandzaketsi Kirakos Gandzaketsi (; c. 1200/1202–1271) was an Armenian historian of the 13th century S. 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 Cyriacus of Ancona or Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli (31 July 1391 – 1452) 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 called the ...

or Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli (15th century), traveller and antiquarian in the Aegean *

Kuriakose Elias Chavara Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, CMI (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was an Indian Catholic priest, religious, philosopher and social reformer. He is the first canonised Catholic male saint of Indian origin and was a member of the Sy ...

, 19th century Indian Christian saint and social reformer. *

Cyriak Cyriak Harris, known mononymously as Cyriak (), his B3ta username Mutated Monty, and Mouldy in the Doom community, is an English freelance animator, artist, composer, and author from Brighton. He is known for his surreal and bizarre short w ...

or Cyriak Harris (21st century), an English freelance animator

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