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Help[Opinions] Kyriakos?
I posted a yesterday about a brother of a boy in my group at camp recently named Kiyriyaken prn Keer-ee-yah-kuhn. I had just thought it was a made up jumble of syllables and letters but tonight I found Kyriakos and realized his name might have some basis. So what are your tohughts on each name would theboy's name be btter spelled Kyriaken? What do you think of Kyriakos? I added it to my personal name list because I really liked the sound and I love Greek names. Should I leave it as a GP or could it be useable as a mn?
I also love the meaning and that it is related to Cyriacus which is the name of three saints.
I also love the meaning and that it is related to Cyriacus which is the name of three saints.
This message was edited 6/17/2007, 9:56 PM
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I can't say I'm that fond of Kiyriyaken or any other variant spelling.
As for Kyriakos...well, my cousin and I have fond memories of that name. In my culture, we pronounce it Qoor-YA-qoos (not authentic; we borrowed it from the Greeks) and it's apparently fairly common back in the old country. My cousin and I once made up a guy named Hormus Kyriakos and didn't realize till later that Kyriakos is her dad's middle name. (And Hormus is a still-used contraction of Ahura Mazda, a Zoroastrian deity.) I wouldn't use it personally, though. It just makes me giggle.
As for Kyriakos...well, my cousin and I have fond memories of that name. In my culture, we pronounce it Qoor-YA-qoos (not authentic; we borrowed it from the Greeks) and it's apparently fairly common back in the old country. My cousin and I once made up a guy named Hormus Kyriakos and didn't realize till later that Kyriakos is her dad's middle name. (And Hormus is a still-used contraction of Ahura Mazda, a Zoroastrian deity.) I wouldn't use it personally, though. It just makes me giggle.
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I love Kyriakos and it is one of my favorite Greek boys' names. I would use it if I happen to marry a Greek guy, but otherwise it will remain a guilty pleasure. Kiyriyaken is a bit odd and I can't find anything about it. It may be an alternate transliteration of a name related to Kyriakos (but not Greek) that the parents decided to use.
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I think Kyriakos would be ok if you were in Greece, but as a stand alone first name in Australia for example, I would say no. It is too complicated and doesn't particularly flow well in my opinion.
Having said that, I do really like ethic names and I don't think you should limit yourself to your own ethnicity in naming a child, but I do think you have to be reasonable. Kyriakos and Kiyriyakan, area mouthful (in any language), and aren't really attractive names full stop.
Having said that, I do really like ethic names and I don't think you should limit yourself to your own ethnicity in naming a child, but I do think you have to be reasonable. Kyriakos and Kiyriyakan, area mouthful (in any language), and aren't really attractive names full stop.
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