Where does “Cyrill” come from?

Cyrill (Alemannic German) comes from Late Latin Cyrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος, from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος — main; major; primary; principal.

Ancestry of “Cyrill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinCyrillus—
2Ancient GreekΚύριλλος—
3Ancient Greekκῡ́ριοςmain; major; primary; principal
Every word from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος →Every word from Late Latin Cyrillus →