The male name Kiril is a common first name in Slavonic world, in particular in Bulgaria, Poland, Macedonia, and Russia. It is also well known in Greece but in different forms like Kyriakos.

Kiril has 6 variant forms: Cyril

Cyril

Cyril is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος meaning "Lordly, Masterful" which in turn derives from Greek κυριος "Lord"...

, Cyrill, Kirill, Kirillos, Kiryl (Belarusian

Belarusian language

The Belarusian language , sometimes referred to as White Russian or White Ruthenian, is the language of the Belarusian people...

), Kyril

Kyril

The given name Kyrill is male name, deriving from the Greek name Κύριλλος which in turn derives from Greek κύριος "lord". There are many variant forms of the name: Cyril, Cyrill, Kirill, Kiryl, Kirillos, Kyryl, Kiril, Kyrill, Kyrylo....

, Cyryl (Polish

Polish language

Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...

), Kyrill, Kyrylo and a diminutive Kiro (common in the Balkan Sprachbund)

The name comes from the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos) which derives from Greek κύριος (kyrios) "lord

Lord

Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...

". Saint Cyril of Jerusalem was a 4th-century bishop and a Doctor of the Church

Doctor of the Church

Doctor of the Church is a title given by a variety of Christian churches to individuals whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to theology or doctrine.-Catholic Church:In the Catholic Church, this name is given to a saint from whose...

. Saint Cyril

Cyril of Alexandria

Cyril of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He came to power when the city was at its height of influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively and was a leading protagonist in the Christological controversies of the later 4th and 5th centuries...

 of Alexandria

Alexandria

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 was a 5th-century theologian. Another Saint Cyril, known as Kiril, was a 9th-century translator and a Byzantine

Byzantine

Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...

 missionary

Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...

 to the Slavs. He, together with his brother Methodius created an alphabet called Glagolica to serve the needs of the Slavic world, translating the Bible into the Church Slavic language. Later, their students created a simpler and graphically usable alphabet, which is known as Cyrilic alphabet and is still used by millions of people.