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Cyril (male)

Variants:Caireall (M) Coireall (M) Cyrille (M) Kirill (M)
Diminutive(s):Cy (M)
Feminine form:Cyrille (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Mainly English, very rare in Scotland; from Greek "lordly".

The Irish Gaelic Caireall/Coireall may be Anglicized as Cyril.
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