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Cyril
This was the Name of the Day a few days ago!What do you guys think of Cyril? I’ve been thinking about it for a while and I like it a lot. Do you like any of its variants (Cirillo, Kyrillos, Cyriacus, Kyriakos, etc.)? What about the feminine forms (Cyrilla, Cyrielle, Cyriaca, Kyriaki, etc.)?
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I like Cyril, I think it sounds much better in Eastern European languages. I'm used to Americans and English-speakers mispronouncing it… even I tend to mispronounce it in English. It just doesn't feel intuitive. And I feel bad for that name because I want it to work well in English :/ but it just doesn't sound good
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It's alright. I like Cirillo, Cyrilla, and Kyrillos.
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It seems a bit poncey for lack of a better word.
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I really like Cyril, but I think I like the way it looks more than the way it sounds. Kyriaki is one of my favorite names.
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I’ve been pronouncing it wrong the whole time...I’ve been saying it as “SIE-ril” when it’s actually “SIR-uhl”. Those cereal comments make a lot more sense now, and I don’t think I like Cyril now as much as I initially did.
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I've been pronouncing it that way too, and I'll continue to do so lol, my sister's classmate was named Cyril and pronounced it that way so w/eIt doesn't make sense that we pronounce Cyril and Cyrus differently when they both come from Greek and are both technically wrong (should be a hard K sound)

This message was edited 7/19/2020, 3:54 PM

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Maybe, but Cyrillic is pronounced with a seer!
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I thought it was either SIE-ril or SEER-ul. SEER-ul would make more sense with the cereal comments.
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Ditto Somebody random nt.
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The pronunciation I’ve heard most is actually “SEER-ul”. Like Cyril Sneer, the bad guy from the Raccoons cartoon, or Cyril Figgis from Archer.

This message was edited 7/19/2020, 12:24 PM

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Agree, I've only ever heard SEER-ul.
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Not bad.
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Makes me think of cereal. Yucky name.
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I dont like it or the feminine forms
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I don't care for it and the variants are even worse in my opinion, especially the feminine forms which sound forced.
I prefer Cyrus to Cyril and I never been much of a fan of that one either. /:

This message was edited 7/19/2020, 8:43 AM

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I don’t like Cyril. The name brings up the image of a wealthy middle aged or elderly man who is very much a stuffed shirt. I might use it as a name for a character in a story but never for a child. I actually like Kyrillos and Kyriakos. I think these names are very usable in Greece or for someone who wishes to honor their Greek ethnicity. I don’t like the female versions. They sound pretentious to me.
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Like it, it sounds classic and formal. Cyriacus and Cyrillus are interesting.However, the feminine forms (especially Cyrielle and Cyrilla) seem too forced to me. Cyriaca is a bit more natural, but not my style.

This message was edited 7/19/2020, 8:52 AM

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I only like certain kinds of Cyril; Lucky Charms, Rice Krispies, Great Grains.
I like reading about Cyril killers too.I do not like the name Cyril at all.
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Not gonna lie, that was kinda funny.
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