Cyrus
| Pronunciation | /ˈsaɪərəs/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian |
| Meaning | "Sun", "One who bestows care" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Kourosh, Koresh |
Cyrus (Persian: کوروش) is a male given name. It is the given name of a number of Persian kings. Most notably it refers to Cyrus the Great. Cyrus is also the name of Cyrus I of Anshan (ca. 650 BC), King of Persia the grandfather of Cyrus the Great; and Cyrus the Younger (died 401 BC), brother to the Persian King Artaxerxes II of Persia.
Etymology[]
Cyrus, as a word in English, is the Latinized form of the Greek Κῦρος, Kȳros, from Old Persian WIKI