Greek

Kyrie

Pronounced KY-reeShare

Meaning: Modern coinage or a Christian prayer name

  • Gender-neutral
  • Familiar
  • 2 syllables

The story

Kyrie has more than one route: a modern name associated with basketball player Kyrie Irving, and a name from the prayer Kyrie eleison. The Greek lord meaning applies to the prayer route.

Nicknames

  • Ky

Spellings & variants

  • Kyree

Famous namesakes

  • Kyrie IrvingBasketball player

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Similar position in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Kyrie comes from Greek.

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