Cyrus
From Greek Κῦρος (Kyros), a Hellenized form of the Old Persian Kuruš; the original meaning is unsettled, read variously as "young" or "humbler of the enemy".
Meaning and origin
Cyrus is the English and biblical form of a name carried by several kings of ancient Persia's Achaemenid dynasty, most famously its founder, who is remembered in the Hebrew Bible as the ruler who lets the exiled Judeans…
How to pronounce Cyrus
| English (US) | SY-rus /ˈsaɪrəs/ |
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