Cyrus
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Cyrus¹
- /ˈsaɪɹəs/
Rhymes with -aɪɹəs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin Cȳrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš). As a saints' name it has been identified by folk etymology with Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord”).
proper noun Cyruses · Cyri
- An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great. Thus ſayeth Cyꝛus the kynge of Perſia: The LORDE God of heauẽ hath geuen me all the kyngdomes in the londe and hath commaunded me to buylde him an houſe at Ieruſalem in Iuda.
- A male given name from Old Persian. Cyrus] There were two Cyri the greater, meant here, Conqueror of Aſia, Scythia, and all the Eaſt, reigning in the time of Tarquin the proud. […] The other was Cyrus the leſſer, ſonne to Darius, brother to Artaxerxes, whoſe iourney into Perſia, Xenophon wrote. [marginal note:] The tvvo Cyri. […] Cyri
- A surname.
Cyrus²
- /ˈsaɪɹəs/
Rhymes with -aɪɹəs
Where it comes from
From Latin Cȳrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), perhaps from Urartian 𒆳𒄣𒊑𒀀𒉌 (ᴷᵁᴿqu-ri-a-ni /Quriani/), a land possibly in the upper reaches of the Kura river.
proper noun the Cyrus
- The Kura river, as it is called in classical sources. In the mountains near Suram is a watering-place called Burjan, to which the Imperial Lieutenant of the Caucasus retires in summer. The river Kur, the ancient Cyrus, takes its rise in that district.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: move, sirius, beck, ciro, sirus, king, monarch, sovereign, ruler, emperor, shah, shahanshah, potentate, overlord, autocrat, despot
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Talk about this word "Cyrus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cyrus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Cyrus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cyrus "Cyrus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cyrus.Cite this
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title = {Cyrus},
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