Editing Cyril

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{{Infobox given name
| name = Cyril
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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|ɹ|əl}}
| gender = [[Male]]
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| origin = [[Greek language|Greek]]
| related names = [[Cirillo]], [[Cyrille]], [[Cyryl]], [[Cyrillus]], [[Kiril]], [[Kirill]], [[Kyrillos]], [[Kiryl]], [[Kyrylo]], [[Kiro (name)|Kiro]], [[Kyril]], Quirrel
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'''Cyril''' (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine [[given name]]. It is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] name {{Lang|el|Κύριλλος}} (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek {{Lang|grc|κυριος}} (''[[kýrios]]'') '[[lord]]'. There are various variant forms of the name ''Cyril'' such as ''Cyrill'', ''Cyrille'', ''Ciril'', ''[[Kirill]]'', ''Kiryl'', ''Kirillos'', ''[[Kyrylo]]'', ''Kiril'', ''Kiro'', ''Kyril'', ''Kyrill'' and ''Quirrel''.

It may also refer to:

==Christian patriarchs or bishops==
* [[Cyril of Jerusalem]] ({{circa|313}}{{snd}}386), theologian and bishop
* [[Cyril of Alexandria]] ({{circa|376}}{{snd}}444), Patriarch of Alexandria
* [[Cyril the Philosopher]] (826–869), co-invented the Slavic alphabet (Glagolitic) and translated the Bible into Old Church Slavonic; namesake of the Cyrillic alphabet
* [[Pope Cyril II of Alexandria]], reigned 1078–1092
* Greek [[Patriarch Cyril II of Alexandria]], reigned in the 12th century
* [[Cyril of Turaw]] (1130–1182), Belarusian bishop and orthodox saint
* [[Pope Cyril III of Alexandria]], reigned 1235–1243
* [[Cyril I of Serbia]], reigned 1407–1419
* [[Cyril, Metropolitan of Moscow]] (died 1572), Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus' from 1568 to 1572
* [[Cyril Lucaris]] (Patriarch Cyril I of Constantinople), reigned for six terms between 1612 and 1638
* [[Cyril II of Constantinople]], patriarch in 1633, 1635–1636, 1638–1639
* [[Patriarch Cyril III of Constantinople]], patriarch in 1652 and 1654
* [[Cyril IV of Constantinople]], patriarch 1711–1713
* [[Cyril V Zaim]], Melkite patriarch of Antioch died 1720
* [[Cyril VI Tanas]], Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1724–1760
* [[Patriarch Cyril V of Constantinople]], patriarch in 1748–1751, 1752–1757
* [[Cyril II of Serbia]], reigned 1759–1763
* [[Cyril VII Siaj]], Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1794–1796
* [[Cyril VI of Constantinople|Patriarch Cyril VI of Constantinople]], patriarch in 1813–1818
* [[Cyril, Metropolitan of Belgrade]], Metropolitan of Belgrade during 1825–1827
* [[Patriarch Cyril II of Jerusalem]], reigned 1845–1875
* [[Patriarch Cyril VII of Constantinople]], patriarch in 1855–1860
* [[Pope Cyril IV of Alexandria]], reigned 1854–1861
* [[Pope Cyril V of Alexandria]], reigned 1874–1921
* [[Cyril VIII Jaha]], Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1902–1916
* [[Cyril IX Moghabghab]], Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1925–1946
* Patriarch [[Cyril of Bulgaria]], reigned 1953–1971
* [[Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria]], reigned 1959–1971
* [[Patriarch Cyril I of Moscow]], reigning from 2009

==Other individuals==
* [[Cyrillus]], 5th-century Greek jurist
* [[Cyril Abiteboul]] (born 1977), French motor racing engineer and manager, formerly the managing director of Renault Sport F1 Team
* [[Cyril Almeida]], Pakistani journalist
* [[C. E. Attygalle|Cyril Eugene Attygalle]], Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
* Cyril Benson, founder of British company [[Bensons for Beds]]
* [[Cyril Bourlon de Rouvre]] (born 1945), French businessman and politician
* Sir [[Cyril Burt]] (1883–1971), psychologist
* [[Cyril Connolly]] (1903–1974), English literary critic and writer
* [[Cyril Delevanti]] (1889–1975), British actor
* [[Cyril Despres]] (born 1974), French motorcycle rider
* [[Cyril De Zoysa]] (1896–1978), Sri Lankan businessman and Buddhist revivalist
* [[Cyril Dissanayake|Cyril Dissanayaka]], Sri Lankan Sinhala senior police officer
* [[Cyril Dodd]] (1844–1913), British politician
* [[Cyril Domoraud]] (born 1971), Ivorian football player
* [[Cyril Dunne]] (1941–2024), Irish Gaelic footballer
* [[Cyril Fernando]] (1895–1974), Sri Lankan Sinhala clinician and researcher
* [[Cyril Fletcher]] (1913–2005), English comedian, actor and businessman
* [[Ciryl Gane]] (born 1990), French mixed martial artist, former interim UFC heavyweight champion
* [[Cyril Gautier]] (born 1987), French racing cyclist
* [[Cyril Goulden]] (1897–1981), Welsh/Canadian geneticist, statistician, and agronomist
* [[Cyril Grayson]] (born 1993), American football player
* [[Cyril Haran]] (1931–2014), Gaelic footballer and manager, priest, scholar and schoolteacher
* [[Cyril Harrison (cricketer)|Cyril Stanley Harrison]] (1915–1998), English cricketer
* [[Cyril Toumanoff|Cyril Leo Heraclius, Prince Toumanoff (born Toumanishvili)]] (1913–1997), Russian-born historian and genealogist who was a professor emeritus at Georgetown University
* [[Cyril Herath]] (died 2011), [[Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)|Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police]] from 1985 to 1988
* [[Cyril Höschl]] (1949–2025), Czech psychiatrist and academic
* [[Cyril Jordan]] (born 1948), American guitarist and founder of the [[Flamin' Groovies]]
* [[Cyril Keeper]] (born 1943), Canadian politician
* [[Cyril Knowles]] (1944–1991), English footballer
* [[C. M. Kornbluth]] (1923–1958), American science fiction author
* [[Cyril Lawrence]] (1920–2020), English footballer
* [[Cyril Lewis]] (1909–1999), Welsh footballer
* [[S. M. Cyril|Sister M. Cyril Mooney]] (1936–2023), educational innovator in India
* [[Cyril Nicholas]] (1898–1961), Sri Lankan Burgher army captain, civil servant, and forester
* [[Cyril Ornadel]] (1924–2011), British conductor and composer
* Elder [[Cyril Pavlov]] (1919–2017), Russian Orthodox Christian monk, mystic and wonder-worker
* [[Cyril Pearl]] (1904–1987), Australian journalist
* [[Cyril Perkins]] (1911–2013), English cricketer
* [[Cyril C. Perera]] (1923–2016), Sri Lankan Sinhala author, translator of world literature into Sinhala
* [[Cyril E. S. Perera]] (1892–1968), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the [[House of Representatives (Ceylon)|Ceylon House of Representatives]]
* [[C. P. J. Seneviratne|Cyril Pinto Jayatilake Seneviratne]] (1918–1984), Sri Lankan Sinhala military officer and politician
* [[Cyril Ponnamperuma]] (1923–1994), Sri Lankan Sinhala scientist in the fields of chemical evolution and the origin of life
* [[Cyril Ramaphosa]] (born 1952), South African president, businessman, and trade unionist
* [[Cyril Ranatunga]], Sri Lankan Sinhala army general
* [[Cyril Richardson]] (born 1990), American football player
* Cyril Riley, known mononymously as [[Cyril (DJ)|Cyril]], an Australian musician, best known for his version of "Stumblin' In"
* [[Cyril Rioli]] (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
* [[Cyril Smith]] (1928–2010), English Liberal politician
* [[Cyril Stapleton]] (1914–1974), English musician and bandleader
* [[Cyril Symes]] (born 1943), Canadian politician
* [[Cyril Takayama]] (born 1973), American-Japanese magician
* [[Cyril Wickramage]] (born 1932), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor, director, and vocalist

==Fictional characters==
* [[On the Buses#Inspector Cyril .22Blakey.22 Blake|Cyril "Blakey" Blake]], the bus depot inspector from the 1970s British comedy TV series ''On the Buses''
* [[A Passage to India#Character list|Cyril Fielding]], character in E. M. Forster's novel ''A Passage to India''
* [[Archer (2009 TV series)#Main|Cyril Figgis]], character in the TV series ''Archer''
* Cyril Gray, character from the film ''[[Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang]]'', played by Eros Vlahos
* Cyril Kinnear, the menacing and urbane mastermind from the 1971 British crime film ''[[Get Carter]]''
* Cyril Orchard, the murder victim in the 1948 Nero Wolfe mystery ''[[And Be a Villain]]''
* Cyril Playfair, the reverend from the 1952 film ''[[The Quiet Man]]''
* Cyril Proudbottom, Mr. Toad's horse from the 1949 film ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]''
* [[Cyril O'Reily]], character from television series ''Oz''
* [[The Raccoons#Cast and characters|Cyril Sneer]], the villain aardvark of the 1980s cartoon series ''The Raccoons''
* Cyril Woodcock, from the film ''[[Phantom Thread]]'', played by Lesley Manville
* [[List of people and animals from Thomas & Friends#Cyril|Cyril the Fogman]], a character from the television series ''Thomas & Friends''
* Cyril, a character from ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* Cyril, a character from ''[[Fire Emblem: Three Houses]]''
* Cyril the Ice Dragon, from ''[[The Legend of Spyro]]''
* Cyril the Squirrel, from ''[[Maisy]]''
*Cyril, the main character in ''[[The Heart's Invisible Furies]]'' by [[John Boyne]]
*Cyril, a giant squirrel [[kaiju]] from [[Rampage: Total Destruction]]
*Cyril Bassington-Bassington, from "[[Jeeves and the Chump Cyril]]"

==See also==
* {{intitle|Cyril}}
* {{look from|Cyril}}
* [[Cyrille]]
* [[Cyrillus (crater)]], on the Moon
* [[Cirillo]]
* [[Kyril]]
* [[Kyrylo]]

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