What does Cyrus mean?

Definitions for Cyrus
ˈsaɪ rəscyrus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Cyrus, Cyrus the Youngernoun

    Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)

Wiktionary

  1. Cyrusnoun

    An ancient king of Persia.

  2. Cyrusnoun

    An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great.

    Thus sayth Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heauen hath giuen mee all the kingdomes of the earth, and he hath charged me to build him an house at Ierusalem, which is in Iudah.

  3. Cyrusnoun

    A male given name from Old Persian.

  4. Cyrusnoun

    A surname.

  5. Etymology: From Cyrus, from Κῦρος, from 03A403A203BD03A203C1. As a saints' name it has been identified by folk etymology with Ancient Greek κύριος.

ChatGPT

  1. cyrus

    Cyrus is a name of Persian origin and can refer to several different individuals, historical or contemporary. Most notably, it could refer to Cyrus the Great, who was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire in Ancient Persia. In modern times, it could refer to Billy Ray Cyrus or Miley Cyrus, well-known figures in the American music industry. Cyrus can also be a given name or a surname. Therefore, its usage and interpretation can vary greatly depending on the context in which it is used.

Wikidata

  1. Cyrus

    Cyrus is a city in Pope County in the U.S. State of Minnesota, United States, along the Chippewa River. The population was 288 at the 2010 census.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Cyrus

    surnamed the Great, or the Elder, the founder of the Persian empire; began his conquests by overthrowing his grandfather Astyages, king of the Medes; subdued Croesus, king of Lydia; laid siege to Babylon and took it, and finished by being master of all Western Asia; was a prince of great energy and generosity, and left the nations he subjected and rendered tributary free in the observances of their religions and the maintenance of their institutions; this is the story of the historians, but it has since been considerably modified by study of the ancient monuments (560-529 B.C.).

  2. Cyrus

    surnamed the Younger, second son of Darius II.; conspired against his brother Artaxerxes Mnemon, was sentenced to death, pardoned, and restored to his satrapy in Asia Minor; conspired anew, raised a large army, including Greek mercenaries, marched against his brother, and was slain at Cunaxa, of which last enterprise and its fate an account is given in the "Anabasis" of Xenophon; d. 401 B.C.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CYRUS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cyrus is ranked #7322 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Cyrus surname appeared 4,557 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Cyrus.

    56% or 2,556 total occurrences were White.
    36.1% or 1,649 total occurrences were Black.
    3% or 141 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    3% or 141 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.8% or 37 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.7% or 33 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cyrus in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cyrus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Cyrus in a Sentence

  1. Miley Cyrus:

    There's a lot of dimension to it, and actually it was while the devastation of Malibu was happening, and it was a really weird learning experience for me because I was so far from home and the show is already really dark, and it's already kind of eerie when you're there the whole time, but I learned a lot about Miley Cyrus, and I think I was able to use that and put that into it.

  2. Marissa Hoechstetter:

    Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and The DA office simply do not have the public trust or credibility to conduct an investigation, and we call on Governor( Evelyn Yang) Cuomo and Attorney General( Letitia) James to immediately appoint a special prosecutor in Evelyn Yang place.

  3. James Heckman:

    I want justice served, manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance's raped, molested all these women and nothing's been done and that makes me furious.

  4. Miley Cyrus:

    It was apparently 10 years ago, and I think a lot of things have changed and I think the conversation has changed a lot, something that I really thought about was, you know, sure, some people thought that I did something wrong in their eyes, but I think it was really wrong of someone to put on top of someone that this was my shame and that I should be ashamed of Miley Cyrus.

  5. Alyssa Milano:

    As a mom I would so love to have an award ceremony like the VMAs to watch with my kids because my son, who is 4, loves music so much, but obviously I don’t feel comfortable, we saw a little of it because my husband was watching it for work purposes, my son says ‘ why are there so many holes in [ Miley Cyrus' ] outfit ? ’ which I thought was amazing. So speaking of style, that’s her own personal style.

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