Gender: Masculine
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “from Cyprus.”
Eng (SIP-ree-ən)
The name is derived from the Roman family name, Cyprianus, which means, “from Cyprus.”
The name was borne by a 3rd-century Christian theologian, writer, martyr and saint.
As of 2009, its French form of Cyprien was the 272nd most popular male name in France.
Other forms of the name include:
- Çipriani (Albanian)
- Cyprian (Albanian/English/German/Polish/Romansch)
- Sybryan سيبريان (Arabic)
- Kiprianos Կիպրիանոս (Armenian)
- Zipriano (Basque)
- Kiprijan Киприян (Bulgarian)
- Cebrià (Catalan)
- Ciprijan (Croatian/Macedonian/Serbian/Slovene)
- Cyprián (Czech)
- Cyprianus (Dutch/Latin)
- Cyprien (French)
- Ciprian (Fruilian/Romanian)
- Cibrán (Galician)
- Kvipriane კვიპრიანე (Georgian)
- Kyprianόs Κυπριανός (Greek)
- Cipriano (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish)
- Kiprijonas (Lithuanian)
- Kiprián Киприа́н (Russian)
- Cebrián (Spanish)
- Kypryan Кипріян (Ukrainian)
Feminine forms include:
- Cyprienne (French)
- Cipriana (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish)
- Cypriana (Latin/Polish)
The name was borne by several other saints, another notable bearer is Polish romantic poet, Cyprian Kamil Norwid (1821-1883).
It’s handsome, but I think it sounds better in a French accent rather than an English one.
I like them both ways.
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