Kyros
/ˈkaɪrɒs/noun
Kyros is the Ancient Greek form of the Persian royal name conventionally rendered in English as Cyrus.
Did you know?The name Kyros was used for Cyrus the Great, whose empire stretched across much of the ancient Near East and whose rule is associated with the famous Cyrus Cylinder.
Etymological Timeline
Old Persian, 6th century BCE
Old Persian
Kūruš
“The royal name of Cyrus the Great; its exact original meaning remains uncertain.”
Ancient Greek, 5th century BCE
Greek
Κῦρος (Kŷros)
“Greek rendering of the Persian royal name.”
Biblical Greek, 3rd–2nd century BCE
Koine Greek
Κῦρος (Kyros)
“The name of Cyrus, the Persian ruler who appears in the Septuagint.”
Latin, 1st century BCE onward
Latin
Cyrus
“Latin form of the Persian king’s name.”
Old French and Medieval Latin
French/Latin
Cire / Cyrus
“Medieval forms of the name used in Christian historical and biblical writing.”
Modern English
English
Cyrus
“A personal name inherited through Greek and Latin tradition; Kyros survives mainly as a scholarly Greek transliteration.”