Kyryll
From the Greek for "lordly", belonging to the lord: the same root as Cyril. In Poland it stays a Ukrainian name that most people have never met, carried by barely a hundred men and given to only a handful of boys.
Kyryll Pronunciation
Kyryll is pronounced KIH-rihll (/ˈkɨrɨll/).
What Kyryll means
Where Kyryll comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Kyryll grows from the Greek Kyrillos, built on kyrios, the word for lord. Its short meaning holds to that root: lordly, belonging to the lord. In Ukraine it serves as the living form of the older name Cyril.
The clearest bearer is Saint Cyril, the ninth-century monk who worked with his brother Methodius among the Slavs. Their students shaped an alphabet, and it took the saint's name: Cyrillic. A name meaning lord ended up attached to the letters that millions of Ukrainians still write by hand.
Picture a class register in a Polish school. The teacher reads "Kyryll" aloud, a Ukrainian spelling among Polish names. Nearby sits its local cousin, Cyryl. Both point back to kyrios and to the meaning it never lost: belonging to the lord.
How many people are named Kyryll
1 in 185619 men in Poland is named Kyryll. 115 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3158 among male names.
Kyryll's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.