Kuriakose
Encyclopedia
Kuriakose is a common male first name and surname
for Indian Christians
, mainly from central part of the state of Kerala
in India
. Derivatives of the name Kuriakose include "Kurian
", "Kurien" and "Kuruvilla".
The name is believed to have orginated from Saint Cyriacus
.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
for Indian Christians
Christianity in India
Christianity is India's third-largest religion, with approximately 24 million followers, constituting 2.3% of India's population. The works of scholars and Eastern Christian writings and 14th century Portuguese missionaries created an illusion to convert Indians that Christianity was introduced to...
, mainly from central part of the state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Derivatives of the name Kuriakose include "Kurian
Kurian
Kurian is a male given name common amongst Christians in Kerala, India.It is a derivative of 'Kuriakose', which is derived from the Greek personal name Kyriakos meaning ‘of the Lord’...
", "Kurien" and "Kuruvilla".
The name is believed to have orginated from Saint Cyriacus
Saint Cyriacus
Cyriacus, or Cyriac, is a Christian martyr who was killed in the persecution of Diocletian. He is one of twenty-seven saints, most of them martyrs, who bear this name, of whom only seven are honoured by a specific mention of their names in the Roman Martyrology.-Life:Of the Saint Cyriacus who,...
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