Cirillo

Cirillo

Pronunciation	Italian: [tʃiˈrillo]
Gender	male
Language(s)	Italian
Origin
Word/name	Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kyrillos)
Meaning	lordly, masterful
Other names
Related names	Cyril, Cyrille, Cyryl, Cyrillus, Kiril, Kirill, Kirillos, Kiryl, Kyryl

Cirillo is the Italian form of the name "Cyril". It is derived from Ancient Greek κύριλλος (Kýrillos) 'lordly, masterful', from κυριος (kýrios) 'lord'.

The standard botanical author abbreviation "Cirillo" refers to Domenico Cirillo.

Given name

• Cirillo Manicardi (9 December 1856 – 27 May 1925), Italian painter
• Cirillo "Nello" Pagani (11 October 1911 – 19 October 2003), Italian motorcycle racer and Formula 1 driver

Surname

• Domenico Cirillo or "Cyrillo" (10 April 1739 – 9 October 1799), Italian physician and patriot
• Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, American journalist and a spokesperson for Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces

Crime

• Ciro Cirillo (15 February 1921 – 30 July 2017), Italian politician kidnapped by the Red Brigades
• Dominick Cirillo (born 4 July 1929), "Quiet Dom", member of the Genovese crime family
• Nathan Cirillo (23 December 1989 – 22 October 2014), Canadian soldier shot at Parliament Hill, Ottawa

Religion

• Bernardino Cirillo (20 May 1500 – 19 June 1575), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Loreto, Italy
• Cyrillus Jarre (born Rudolf Jarre, 2 February 1878 – 8 March 1952), Franciscan Archbishop in Jinan, China, also known as Cirillo Rudolfus Jarre

Sports

• Bruno Cirillo (born 21 March 1977), Italian centre back footballer for FC Pune City
• Damián Cirillo (born 17 January 1980), Argentine footballer for Club Sol de América
• Gennaro Cirillo (born 2 September 1961), Italian sprint canoer and 1988 Olympian
• Gustavo Cirillo (born 23 April 1961), Argentine sprint canoer and 1984 Olympian
• Jeff Cirillo (born 23 September 1960), American third baseman in Major League Baseball