Cyrus

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Cyrus is a masculine given name of Persian origin historically associated with several notable rulers, including Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cyrus canonical 19
King of the Medes 3
Cyrus II 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian given name
given name
masculine given name
associatedWith Achaemenid Empire
Cyrus the Great
category Masculine given names
Persian masculine given names
etymologyDerivedFrom Old Persian name Kūruš
gender masculine
hasHistoricalAssociation Achaemenid dynasty
ancient Persia
linked to: Persia
hasMeaning possibly "far-sighted"
possibly "sun"
possibly "throne"
hasNameDay varies by country
hasOrigin Old Persian
Persian language
hasReligiousSignificance Christianity
Judaism
hasVariant Ciro
Cyrus (Latinized form)
Kourosh
linked to: Khusrav

Kurosh
Kurush
linked to: Kurosh
isCognateOf Kourosh
linked to: Khusrav

Kyros
linguisticAdaptation Greek "Kyros"
Latin
mentionedIn Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

New Testament
Old Testament
linked to: Bible
notableBearer Cyrus (New Testament figure)
Cyrus (character in "Warriors" film)
Cyrus Beene (character in "Scandal")
Cyrus Broacha
Cyrus Chestnut
Cyrus H. Gordon
Cyrus I of Anshan
linked to: Cyrus I

Cyrus II of Persia
linked to: Cyrus the Great

Cyrus Lupo (character in "Law & Order")
Cyrus Mistry
Cyrus Sahukar
Cyrus Vance
Cyrus the Great
transliterationOf Kūruš
usedIn English-speaking countries
Persian culture
Western cultures

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cyrus Hamlin givenName Cyrus
royal court of the Medes governedBy King of the Medes
linked to: Cyrus
Deioces positionHeld King of the Medes
linked to: Cyrus
Cyaxares positionHeld King of the Medes
linked to: Cyrus
Cyrus Jhabvala givenName Cyrus
Cyrus Vance givenName Cyrus
Cyrus title Cyrus
Ciro etymologicalRelation Cyrus
Cyrus Zorba hasFirstName Cyrus
Cyrus S. Eaton givenName Cyrus
Artanes relativeOf Cyrus II
linked to: Cyrus
Cyrus G. Luce givenName Cyrus
Cyrus Bustill givenName Cyrus