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Cyrus (male)

Variants:Ciro (M) Kyros (M)
Diminutive(s):Cy (M)
Feminine form:Cyra (F) Kyra (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English, mainly US, from Greek Kyros.  Kyros is from ancient Greek and Persian.  Its origin is uncertain, although it is associated in Greek with "lord" or "lordly".