Kuriakose

Kuriakose

Kuriakose

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Kuriakose (Syriac: ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) is a common male first name and surname among Saint Thomas Christians, mainly from central part of the state of Kerala in India and surrounding areas. Derivatives of the name Kuriakose include Kurian and Kurien. This name is a variant of names found among Middle Eastern countries among the minority Syrian, Iranian and Iraqi Christians such as Assyrians and Arabs, Kyriakos in Greece and Cyprus, Cyriacus in Italy and Cyr in France.[1][2][3]

The name Kuriakose is derived from the Syriac Aramaic name ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ (quryāqōs)[4] [5] [6] which itself is from Greek. The name is believed to have originated from Saint Quriaqos who is known in both Syriac and Latin liturgies[7] The meaning of Kuriakose most closely matches to 'of the Lord'.[8]

Various forms of Kuriakose

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    "Variations of Saint Kuriakose". Google Sites.
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    "Assyro Chaldean saint Kuriakose". Saints of Urmia-Iran.
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    Malech, George David (1910). "References to Koriakos". History of Syrian Nation.
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    "About Saint Kuriakose". Google Sites.
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    "Syriac Aramaic Prayer for Saint Kuriakose and Eulita". Ankhawa Syriac.
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    "Syriac Aramaic Culture". Syriac Culture. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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    "Assyro Chaldean saint Kuriakose". Saints of Urmia-Iran.
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    "Biblical baby names". Biblical baby names.
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