Kyriakos

Kyriakos is a male first name that has its origin in the Ancient Greek language. The meaning of the name is 'the one belonging to God' as well as 'the one belonging to the Lord'.

What does the name Kyriakos mean?

The name Kyriakos is a male first name that originates from Ancient Greek. It means 'the one belonging to God' and 'the one belonging to the Lord'. The derivation comes from the Ancient Greek word kýrios, which means 'the Lord'. Kyriakos is also used as a surname. There are various variants of the name, including Ciriaco (in Galicia, Italy, and Spain), Ciriac (Catalan), Cyriaque (French), Cyriacus, Cyriac, Cyriakus, Cyriak (Polish), Cirjak (Hungarian), Kuriakose (Indian), Quirico and Quiriaco (Italian), Chiriac (Romanian), Kiriakos, Kiriak (Russian), Zyriak, and Zyriakus. The name gained popularity through Saint Cyriacus, who lived in the 3rd century and is one of the 14 Holy Helpers.

Where does the name Kyriakos come from?

The first name Kyriakos has its roots in Ancient Greek and means 'the one belonging to the Lord' or 'the one belonging to God'. The etymology comes from the Ancient Greek kýrios, which means 'the Lord', or kyriakós, which means 'belonging to the Lord [God]'.

How do you pronounce Kyriakos?

Kyriakos is pronounced approximately as: Kyu-ree-ah-kos.

When is the name day of Kyriakos?

Kyriakos celebrates his name day on August 8 and September 29.

Popularity

In Germany, Kyriakos is a rather rare first name. In 2022, it ranked 5,453rd in the list of the most common male first names. Its best ranking was in 2005, when it reached 827th place. In the last ten years, Kyriakos has been given as a first name around 30 times, placing it 4,208th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 4,300th.

Nicknames & pet names

Aki / Jako / Kiri / Kury / Kuryo / Kyri / Kyriaki / Kyrii

Similar first names

Famous people

• Georgios Kyriakos Panagiotou (British singer)
• Kyriakos Andreopoulos (Greek footballer)
• Kyriakos Chailis (Cypriot footballer)
• Kyriakos Charalambides (Cypriot poet)
• Kyriakos D. Kassis (Greek artist)
• Kyriakos Dimosthenous (American swimmer)
• Kyriakos Georgiou (actor from England)
• Kyriakos Gouventas (Greek violinist)
• Kyriakos Karataidis (Greek footballer)
• Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Prime Minister of Greece)
• Kyriakos Onisiforou (sprinter from Greece)
• Kyriakos Panteli (Cypriot football player)
• Kyriakos Papadopoulos (professional footballer (FC Schalke 04))
• Kyriakos Pavlou (Cypriot football player)
• Kyriakos Pittakis (Greek archaeologist)
• Kyriakos Rokos (Greek sculptor)
• Kyriakos Savvidis (football player from Greece)
• Kyriakos Sfetsas (Greek composer)
• Kyriakos Skettos (cyclist)
• Kyriakos Stamatopoulos (Greek football player)