Kirill is a

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, deriving from the

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name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos) which in turn derives from Greek κύριος (

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) "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''. Kirill may refer to:

People

* 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 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 Kirill Gerasimov (, born 5 June 1971, in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional poker player. Personal life Gerasimov was mentored in poker by professional Marcel Lüske. Gerasimov himself went on to mentor former tennis professional ...

(born 1971), Russian poker player * Kirill Gerstein (born 1979), Russian pianist * Kirill Gevorgian (born 1953), Russian diplomat and jurist *

Kirill Gorbunov Kirill Antonovich Gorbunov (Russian: Кири́лл Анто́нович Горбуно́в; 1822 (1815?), Vladikino, Penza Oblast — 8 November 1893, Pushkin) was a Russian portrait painter and lithographer. Biography He was born a serf. Af ...

(1822–1893), Russian painter * Kirill Gurov (1918–1994), Russian theoretical physicist * Kirill Ikonnikov (born 1984), Russian hammer thrower *

Kirill Kaprizov Kirill Olegovich Kaprizov (; born 26 April 1997) is a Russian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger and Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains, alternate captain for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Befo ...

(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 Kirill Petrovich Kondrashin (; – 7 March 1981) was a Soviet and Russian conductor. People's Artist of the USSR (1972). Early life Kondrashin was born in Moscow to a family of orchestral musicians. Having spent many hours at rehearsals, he ma ...

(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 Kirill Trofimovich Mazurov (, ; 25 March 1914 – 19 December 1989) was a Soviet people, Soviet partisan, politician, and one of the leaders of the Belarusian resistance during World War II who governed the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic a ...

(1914–1989), Belarusian politician *

Kirill Meretskov Kirill Afanasievich Meretskov (; – 30 December 1968) was a Soviet Union, Soviet military commander. Having joined the Communist Party in 1917, he served in the Red Army from 1920. During the Winter War of 1939–1940 against Finland, he had t ...

(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 Kirill Garrievich Petrenko (, Latin script: ; born 11 February 1972) is a Russian-Austrian conductor. He is chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. Early life Petrenko was born in Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, to a violinist father and m ...

(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

People

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