Cyril
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Cyrillus or Cyril is the name of several historic figures:
- Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century theologian
- Saint Cyril of Alexandria, 4th century patriarch of Alexandria
- Cyrillus, 5th century Greek jurist
- Saint Cyril, 9th century Greek archbishop of Great Moravia, believed to have co-invented the Glagolitic alphabet, the first Slavic alphabet, and translated the Bible into a Slavic language referred to as Old Church Slavonic
- Cyril of Turaw, 12th century Belarusian Orthodox Christian bishop and theologian
- Sir Cyril Burt, 20th century psychologist
- Another name of Nikita the Furrier
- Cyril Takayama, a Japanese American illusionist
- Cyril Sneer, the fictional villain aardvark of the 1980s cartoon series The Racoons.
- St. Cyril's Monastery, a monastery in Kiev, Ukraine.
The name Cyril is derived from Greek Κύριλλος (Kyrillos - lordly, masterful), related to kyrios - lord, master.
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