East Slavic (Russian Кирилл) form of the Greek name Cyril, comes from the Greek word (Κύριε) [kirie] denotation - "lord; sir; mister"
Saint Cyril (827, Thessaloniki - February 14, 869, Rome) equal-to-the-Apostles, Byzantine missionary. Together with his brother Methodius they created the Slavic alphabet.
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