Gender Masculine
Usage Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Scripts കുര്യാക്കോസ്(Malayalam)
Other Forms FormsKurien, Kora, Koruth, Kuruvila, Quriaqos, Kurian, Kuriyakose, Kuryakose
Meaning & History
Form of Cyriacus used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians and Syro-Malabar Catholics. A notable bearer was Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805-1871), an Indian Catholic priest and a Catholic saint of India.