CYRUS  

Gender: M
Origin: Persian
Meaning: "throne"

Popularity in 2008: #512

Very popular in the Iranian community, this name of the founder of the Persian Empire has a more down-home, corncob pipe-smoking image for most Americans.

Variations:
Cyro, Cy, Syris, Cyriss, Cyrie, Cyress, Syrus, Cyris, Syrus, Cy, Cyro, Syris, Cyris, Cyress, Cyriss, Cyrie

International Variations:
Ciro (Italian)

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