Possibly an altered spelling of French Cyprien, from a
medieval personal name, from Latin Cyprianus (originally an
ethnic name for an inhabitant of Cyprus), or a shortened form of Greek
Kyprianos, Kyprianis, Kyprianidis, ethnic names
for an inhabitant of Cyprus (Greek Kypros), or patronymics from
the personal name Kyprianos (of the same derivation). The most
prominent saint of this name was St. Cyprian of Carthage, a theologian
and martyr who died in 258 ad.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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