Cyrilla
sir-ILL-uh
A graceful feminine name meaning “lordly” or “belonging to the lord.”
Meaning
The name is generally explained from Greek kyrios, meaning “lord” or “master,” with Cyrilla as a feminine form. The 19th-century sources also gloss it as “lordly,” and one excerpt notes that its religious sense may be secondary rather than original. The name traveled into Latin and several European languages, with soft-c pronunciation in many traditions.
Origin
GreekLatinfeminine
Fun fact
One excerpt notes that the Welsh spell it Girioel and that the c is soft in most countries except Russia.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Girls' Names and Name-Day and Birthday Book.