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Can anyone tell me about my name? My parents named me for a piece of music they liked, and not the Mister Mister song from the 80s. I feel awkward explaining that it means "lord" (which my parents didn't really think about). I've just recently found out that it's quite a masculine name and is a respectful term for men in Greece. I'm wondering if there are other Kyrie's that anyone knows of, and if they are male or female (like me). Thanks!
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According to my baby book of names, Kyrie is an alternate form of Kyra, which is Greek. It says it means "ladylike". I don't kow anyone else by the name Kyrie, but I hope that it helps to know your name might not be as masculine as you thought.
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Yep, Kyrie does mean Lord (in the sense of Gawd) in Greek. But it also means Mister or Sir, so it can be secular too :)
By the way Kyrie is nor used as a first name in contemporaty Greece, neither was it used in classical times.
By the way Kyrie is nor used as a first name in contemporaty Greece, neither was it used in classical times.
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Hi! How old are you I wonder?
I named my first son Cyriak (born 1996) because I like the sound of it. I grew up in France and had heard the name there once. The proper spelling for it, is supposed to be Cyriaque (which looks a bit girlish I thought), though I heard of the spelling Cyriac and Cyriack. Ethymologically Cyriaque comes from the greek and the word "Lord". There's nothing wrong with that! (and I am agnostic...)
I don't think there are many Cyriak's around, as some of my French friends have asked me if it was an Irish name! (we live in Ireland). I guess it is ackward to have an unusual name (we parents don't often think about that: sorry!) but we are very proud of our little son, no matter what his name would have been.
I have a English friend who named her daughter Kira (as in the celtic name Ciara, but with an "original" K), that's quite similar to your name isn't it?, it's common enough in the British Isles (various spelling).
I am expecting a second child, I do not know the gender, what are your suggestions?
Best wishes
I named my first son Cyriak (born 1996) because I like the sound of it. I grew up in France and had heard the name there once. The proper spelling for it, is supposed to be Cyriaque (which looks a bit girlish I thought), though I heard of the spelling Cyriac and Cyriack. Ethymologically Cyriaque comes from the greek and the word "Lord". There's nothing wrong with that! (and I am agnostic...)
I don't think there are many Cyriak's around, as some of my French friends have asked me if it was an Irish name! (we live in Ireland). I guess it is ackward to have an unusual name (we parents don't often think about that: sorry!) but we are very proud of our little son, no matter what his name would have been.
I have a English friend who named her daughter Kira (as in the celtic name Ciara, but with an "original" K), that's quite similar to your name isn't it?, it's common enough in the British Isles (various spelling).
I am expecting a second child, I do not know the gender, what are your suggestions?
Best wishes
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Kyriakos and the female Kyriaki are quite popular names in Greece. If you wanna have some fun naming your second child, you could consider naming it some variation of Dominic (Dominique, Domenico, Domenica, etc). It means the same thing as Kyriakos/Kyriaki but in Latin.
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Nice to meet you.
thank you for the suggestion, though I do not like the name Dominic.
But in modern Greek, is the K pronounced C then?
What would you say about the name Chloe? Doesn't it have a little lightness to it? It makes me think about the word cloud. The fact that I apply that word association might be negative on a child, no?
Like, it could turn her into a dreamy child or maybe i want a dreamy girl. What do you think?
thank you for the suggestion, though I do not like the name Dominic.
But in modern Greek, is the K pronounced C then?
What would you say about the name Chloe? Doesn't it have a little lightness to it? It makes me think about the word cloud. The fact that I apply that word association might be negative on a child, no?
Like, it could turn her into a dreamy child or maybe i want a dreamy girl. What do you think?
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Likewise :)
Kyriakos in Greek is pronounced "key - ree - AK -os".
I love the name Chloe, as it brings forth images of nature in its greenest. In Greek it means grass, and is pronounced "h-LOW-ee" with the "h" pronounced as in "home". And dont worry about a beautiful negatively affecting anyone's life :)
Kyriakos in Greek is pronounced "key - ree - AK -os".
I love the name Chloe, as it brings forth images of nature in its greenest. In Greek it means grass, and is pronounced "h-LOW-ee" with the "h" pronounced as in "home". And dont worry about a beautiful negatively affecting anyone's life :)
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Typo: "a beautiful name"
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