Kirils

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the 18th century. From Russian Кири́лл (Kiríll), ultimately from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos). Cognate with English Cyril.

Proper noun

Kirils m

1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Кири́лл (Kiríll), Kirill, equivalent to Cyril.
2. a male given name from Russian

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Kirils was the only given name of 1767 persons in Latvia on January 1st 2011, including Russian speakers.