Cy
Diminutive of Cyrus, Persian
"sun"Cy Origin and Meaning
The name Cy is boy's name meaning "sun".
This evocative short name is suddenly chic — it was recently chosen by Jennifer Lawrence for her baby boy. JLaw's son's name honors Cy Twombly, the influential mid-century American artist. Born Edwin Parker Twombly Jr., both Cy Twombly and his father shared a nickname after baseball player Cy Young (himself born Denton True Young).
We foresee Cy heating up in a big way, along with other Cy- names like Cypress, Cyan, and Cyra.
We foresee Cy heating up in a big way, along with other Cy- names like Cypress, Cyan, and Cyra.
Cy Popularity
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Famous People Named Cy
- Edwin Parker "Cy" TwomblyAmerican painter
- Denton True "Cy" YoungAmerican baseball pitcher
- Cy Aridio PeregoSaldana (b. 2015), son of American actress Zoe Saldana and Italian artist Marco Perego; twin brother Bowie Ezio
- Cy Quinn (b. 2019)daughter of model Arizona Muse.
Cy in Pop Culture
- Cy the CardinalIowa State University mascot
- Cy Blue Blackcharacter from movie "Rocket Gibraltar"
- Cya Cylon from Galactica 1980 in TV's "Battlestar Galactica"