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 Kirill or Cyril (, , secular name Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev, ; born 20 November 1946) is a Russian Orthodox bishop. He became Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' and Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church on 1 February 2009. Prior to beco ...

) (born 1946), Russian Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia * Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia * Kirill Alekseenko (born 1997), Russian chess grandmaster *

Kirill Aleshin Kirill Pavlovich Aleshin (; born 24 April 1997) is a Russian retired ice dancer. With his former skating partner, Anastasia Skoptsova, he was the 2020 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist, 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy silver medalist, and 2021 Russian na ...

(born 1997), Russian ice dancer *

Kirill Alexeyev Kirill Alexeyev, also transliterated as Alexeev, (born February 27, 1981) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Following five seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Alexeyev played briefly in the United Hockey League wi ...

(born 1981), Russian ice hockey player *

Kirill Bichutsky Kirill Bichutsky (also known as ''The Slut Whisperer'' or ''Kirill Was Here'') is a Russian-born American photographer, event organizer and entrepreneur based in New York City. Early life Kirill Bichutsky was born in Moscow, then part of the R ...

(born 1984), American photographer, businessman *

Kirill Dmitriev Kirill Alexandrovich Dmitriev (; born 12 April 1975) is the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), an at least $10 billion sovereign wealth fund created by the Russian government to co-invest in the Russian economy. Dmitriev was born ...

(born 1975), Russian businessman *

Kirill Eskov Kirill Yuryevich Yeskov (; born 16 September 1956), also transliterated Kiril Eskov is a Russian writer, biologist and paleontologist. As an author he is known for '' The Gospel of Afranius'' in which he presents an atheistic interpretation of ...

(born 1956), Russian writer *

Kirill Florensky Kirill Pavlovich Florensky (; 27 December 1915 – 9 April 1982) was a Russian Soviet geochemist and planetologist. He was head of comparative planetology at the Vernadsky Institute of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. He was the second son ...

(1915–1982), Russian geochemist and planetologist *

Kirill Formanchuk Kirill Formanchuk (born 25 August 1983) is an activist for motorists' rights in Yekaterinburg, Russia. On October 12, 2007, he suffered severe injuries from a beating while in police custody, which has led to increased public and media scrutiny o ...

, 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 Kirill Gerstein () (born 23 October 1979) is a Russian-American concert pianist. He is the sixth recipient of the Gilmore Artist Award. Born in the former Soviet Union, Gerstein is an American citizen based in Berlin. Between 2007-2017, he led p ...

(born 1979), Russian pianist *

Kirill Gevorgian Kirill Goratsiyevich Gevorgian (; born 8 April 1953) is a Russian jurist and diplomat. From 2003 to 2009, he served as Russia's ambassador to the Netherlands. In 2014, he was elected to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a term beginni ...

(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 Kirill Karabits (; born 26 December 1976) is a Ukrainian conductor. Biography Early life The son of the conductor and composer Ivan Karabyts, Karabits was born in Kyiv (then in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union). In his youth, Karabits s ...

(born 1976), Ukrainian conductor *

Kirill Khaliavin Kirill Leonidovich Khaliavin ( rus, Кирилл Леонидович Халявин, p=kʲɪˈrʲil lʲɪɐˈnʲidəvʲɪtɕ xɐˈlʲavʲɪn; born 21 November 1990) is a Russian-Spanish retired ice dancer. Emerging on the international scene co ...

(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 Kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov (; 7 September 1922 – 14 March 1982) was a Russian and Soviet composer. He was appointed director of the Bolshoi, at the time political disfavour had fallen on the lead soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. His works are ...

(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 Kirill Andreyevich Petrov (, born April 13, 1990) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently under contract with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Petrov was drafted by the New York Islanders in t ...

(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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