Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine

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name (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek ('' kýrios'') '

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'. There are various variant forms of the name ''Cyril'' such as ''Cyrill'', ''Cyrille'', ''Ciril'', '' Kirill'', ''Kiryl'', ''Kirillos'', '' Kyrylo'', ''Kiril'', ''Kiro'', ''Kyril'', ''Kyrill'' and ''Quirrel''. It may also refer to:

Christian patriarchs or bishops

* Cyril of Jerusalem (386), theologian and bishop *

Cyril of Alexandria Cyril of Alexandria (; or ⲡⲓ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲕⲓⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ; 376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was enthroned when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire ...

(444), Patriarch of Alexandria *

Cyril the Philosopher Cyril (; born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (; born Michael, 815–885) were brothers, Population of the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Christian theologians and Christian missionaries, missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs ...

(826–869), co-invented the Slavic alphabet (Glagolitic) and translated the Bible into Old Church Slavonic; namesake of the Cyrillic alphabet * Pope Cyril II of Alexandria, reigned 1078–1092 * Greek Patriarch Cyril II of Alexandria, reigned in the 12th century *

Cyril of Turaw Cyril of Turov, alternately Kirill of Turov (, , ; 1130–1182) was a bishop and saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was one of the first and finest theologians of Kievan Rus'; he lived in Principality of Turov, now southern Belarus. His f ...

(1130–1182), Belarusian bishop and orthodox saint *

Pope Cyril III of Alexandria Cyril III, known as Cyril ibn Laqlaq (), was the 75th Coptic Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. His episcopate lasted seven years, eight months, and 23 days from Sunday, 17 June 1235 (23 Paoni 951 A.M.) to Tuesday, 10 March 1243 (14 Ba ...

, reigned 1235–1243 *

Cyril I of Serbia Kirilo I or Saint Kirilo of Serbia, was the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1407 to 1419. Kirilo became head of the Serbian National Church after the death of Patriarch Danilo IV at a time when Medieval Serbia was still recovering ...

, reigned 1407–1419 *

Cyril, Metropolitan of Moscow Cyril IV (; died 8 February 1572) was Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, from 1568 to 1572. He was the fourteenth metropolitan in Moscow to be appointed without the approval of the Ecumenical Patriar ...

(died 1572), Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus' from 1568 to 1572 *

Cyril Lucaris Cyril I of Constantinople (''Cyril Lucaris'' or ''Kyrillos Loukaris'' (; 13 November 1572 – 27 June 1638) was a Greek prelate and theologian, and a native of Heraklion, Crete (then under the Republic of Venice). He later became the Greek Pa ...

(Patriarch Cyril I of Constantinople), reigned for six terms between 1612 and 1638 *

Cyril II of Constantinople Cyril II of Constantinople (; died June 1640) was three-time Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1633, 1635–1636, 1638–1639). He was from Veroia, coming to Constantinople Constantinople (#Names of Constantinople, see other names) w ...

, patriarch in 1633, 1635–1636, 1638–1639 *

Patriarch Cyril III of Constantinople Cyril III of Constantinople (; died after 1655), was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for eight days in June 1652 and again for fourteen days in March 1654. He hailed from Xanthi and had previously served as metropolitan bishop of Cor ...

, patriarch in 1652 and 1654 *

Cyril IV of Constantinople Cyril IV of Constantinople (; died 1728) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from December 1711 until his resignation in November 1713. He was also metropolitan bishop of Cyzicus. He was elected patriarch in 1709 but took office only ...

, patriarch 1711–1713 *

Cyril V Zaim Patriarch Constantine Cyril V Zaim (about 1655–1720), sometimes known also as Cyril III, was Patriarch of Antioch. Life Constantine Zaim was born in about 1655 in Aleppo and he was the nephew of Patriarch Macarios III Zaim, who died in 1672. I ...

, Melkite patriarch of Antioch died 1720 *

Cyril VI Tanas Patriarch Cyril VI Tanas, also known as Cyril VI of Antioch (1680, Damascus – January 10, 1760), became the first Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church following the schism o ...

, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1724–1760 * Patriarch Cyril V of Constantinople, patriarch in 1748–1751, 1752–1757 * Cyril II of Serbia, reigned 1759–1763 * Cyril VII Siaj, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1794–1796 * Patriarch Cyril VI of Constantinople, patriarch in 1813–1818 * Cyril, Metropolitan of Belgrade, Metropolitan of Belgrade during 1825–1827 * Patriarch Cyril II of Jerusalem, reigned 1845–1875 * Patriarch Cyril VII of Constantinople, patriarch in 1855–1860 * Pope Cyril IV of Alexandria, reigned 1854–1861 * Pope Cyril V of Alexandria, reigned 1874–1921 * Cyril VIII Jaha, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1902–1916 * Cyril IX Moghabghab, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1925–1946 * Patriarch Cyril of Bulgaria, reigned 1953–1971 * Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, reigned 1959–1971 * Patriarch Cyril I of Moscow, reigning from 2009

Other individuals

* Cyrillus, 5th-century Greek jurist * Cyril Abiteboul (born 1977), French motor racing engineer and manager, formerly the managing director of Renault Sport F1 Team * Cyril Almeida, Pakistani journalist * Cyril Eugene Attygalle, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician * Cyril Benson, founder of British company Bensons for Beds * Cyril Bourlon de Rouvre (born 1945), French businessman and politician * Sir

Cyril Burt Sir Cyril Lodowic Burt, Fellow of the British Academy, FBA (3 March 1883 – 10 October 1971) was an English educational psychology, educational psychologist and geneticist who also made contributions to statistics. He is known for his studies o ...

(1883–1971), psychologist *

Cyril Connolly Cyril Vernon Connolly CBE (10 September 1903 – 26 November 1974) was an English literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine ''Horizon (British magazine), Horizon'' (1940–49) and wrote ''Enemies of Pro ...

(1903–1974), English literary critic and writer * Cyril Delevanti (1889–1975), British actor * Cyril Despres (born 1974), French motorcycle rider * Cyril De Zoysa (1896–1978), Sri Lankan businessman and Buddhist revivalist * Cyril Dissanayaka, Sri Lankan Sinhala senior police officer * Cyril Dodd (1844–1913), British politician * Cyril Domoraud (born 1971), Ivorian football player * Cyril Dunne (1941–2024), Irish Gaelic footballer * Cyril Fernando (1895–1974), Sri Lankan Sinhala clinician and researcher * Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005), English comedian, actor and businessman *

Ciryl Gane Ciryl Romain Jacky Gane (born April 12, 1990) is a French professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai fighter. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interi ...

(born 1990), French mixed martial artist, former interim UFC heavyweight champion * Cyril Gautier (born 1987), French racing cyclist * Cyril Goulden (1897–1981), Welsh/Canadian geneticist, statistician, and agronomist * Cyril Grayson (born 1993), American football player * Cyril Haran (1931–2014), Gaelic footballer and manager, priest, scholar and schoolteacher * Cyril Stanley Harrison (1915–1998), English cricketer * Cyril Leo Heraclius, Prince Toumanoff (born Toumanishvili) (1913–1997), Russian-born historian and genealogist who was a professor emeritus at Georgetown University * Cyril Herath (died 2011), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1985 to 1988 * Cyril Höschl (1949–2025), Czech psychiatrist and academic * Cyril Jordan (born 1948), American guitarist and founder of the Flamin' Groovies * Cyril Keeper (born 1943), Canadian politician * Cyril Knowles (1944–1991), English footballer * C. M. Kornbluth (1923–1958), American science fiction author * Cyril Lawrence (1920–2020), English footballer * Cyril Lewis (1909–1999), Welsh footballer * Sister M. Cyril Mooney (1936–2023), educational innovator in India * Cyril Nicholas (1898–1961), Sri Lankan Burgher army captain, civil servant, and forester * Cyril Ornadel (1924–2011), British conductor and composer * Elder Cyril Pavlov (1919–2017), Russian Orthodox Christian monk, mystic and wonder-worker * Cyril Pearl (1904–1987), Australian journalist * Cyril Perkins (1911–2013), English cricketer * Cyril C. Perera (1923–2016), Sri Lankan Sinhala author, translator of world literature into Sinhala * Cyril E. S. Perera (1892–1968), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Ceylon House of Representatives * Cyril Pinto Jayatilake Seneviratne (1918–1984), Sri Lankan Sinhala military officer and politician * Cyril Ponnamperuma (1923–1994), Sri Lankan Sinhala scientist in the fields of chemical evolution and the origin of life *

Cyril Ramaphosa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the 5th and current President of South Africa since 2018. A former Anti-Apartheid Movement, anti-apartheid activist and trade union leade ...

(born 1952), South African president, businessman, and trade unionist * Cyril Ranatunga, Sri Lankan Sinhala army general * Cyril Richardson (born 1990), American football player * Cyril Riley, known mononymously as

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 ...

, an Australian musician, best known for his version of "Stumblin' In" * Cyril Rioli (born 1989), Australian rules footballer *

Cyril Smith Sir Cyril Richard Smith (28 June 1928 – 3 September 2010) was a British Liberal Party and Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale from 1972 to 1992. Smith was first active in local politics as ...

(1928–2010), English Liberal politician * Cyril Stapleton (1914–1974), English musician and bandleader * Cyril Symes (born 1943), Canadian politician * Cyril Takayama (born 1973), American-Japanese magician * Cyril Wickramage (born 1932), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor, director, and vocalist

Fictional characters

* Cyril "Blakey" Blake, the bus depot inspector from the 1970s British comedy TV series ''On the Buses'' * Cyril Fielding, character in E. M. Forster's novel ''A Passage to India'' * Cyril Figgis, character in the TV series ''Archer'' * Cyril Gray, character from the film '' Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang'', played by Eros Vlahos * Cyril Kinnear, the menacing and urbane mastermind from the 1971 British crime film '' Get Carter'' * Cyril Orchard, the murder victim in the 1948 Nero Wolfe mystery '' And Be a Villain'' * Cyril Playfair, the reverend from the 1952 film '' The Quiet Man'' * Cyril Proudbottom, Mr. Toad's horse from the 1949 film '' The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' * Cyril O'Reily, character from television series ''Oz'' * Cyril Sneer, the villain aardvark of the 1980s cartoon series ''The Raccoons'' * Cyril Woodcock, from the film '' Phantom Thread'', played by Lesley Manville * Cyril the Fogman, a character from the television series ''Thomas & Friends'' * Cyril, a character from ''

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'' * Cyril, a character from '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' * Cyril the Ice Dragon, from '' The Legend of Spyro'' * Cyril the Squirrel, from '' Maisy'' *Cyril, the main character in '' The Heart's Invisible Furies'' by John Boyne *Cyril, a giant squirrel

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from Rampage: Total Destruction *Cyril Bassington-Bassington, from " Jeeves and the Chump Cyril"

Christian patriarchs or bishops

Other individuals

Fictional characters

See also