The cyr Surname
cyr Name Meaning and History
French: from the Latin personal name Quiricus or
Cyricus, Greek Kyrikos or Kyriakos, ultimately
from Greek kyrios ‘lord’, ‘master’. This name was borne by a
4th-century martyr, a small child martyred with his mother St. Julitta
in 304 ad (see Quilici). In North America it is
sometimes Americanized as Sears.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| 2009 Descendants of David Cyr reunion |
 penniwinkleb
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| Remi Cyr | Janice Cyr Strand | 38 |
| CYR Armand and Barbara D |
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| Cyr family |
mpierce57
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| Reunion for the descendants of David Cyr, L'Acadie, Quebec to Kankakee, Illinois (1797 - 1870) |
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| Cyr heritage....MicMAc Indian? | Alice Creighton | 6 |
| John R Cyr 1954-2009 |
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| Ethyl (Cyr) Athmer 1939-2009 |
| 0 |
| Rosaire Cyr 1927-2009 |
| 0 |
| Eleanor (Chase) Cyr 1914-2009 |
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