Kuriakose

Kuriakose meaning

Kuriakose is a Christian boy's name of Greek origin (via Syriac, Kerala usage).

Belonging to the Lord (Greek kyriakos)

Also used to mean: of the Lord

Kuriakose is the Kerala form of the Syriac name Quryaqos, which comes from Greek Kyriakos, the same name as Latin Cyriacus. Strong's Concordance (G2960) explains kuriakos as "belonging to the Lord", from kurios, "lord"; in the New Testament it describes the Lord's Supper (1 Corinthians 11:20) and the Lord's day (Revelation 1:10). The name came to Kerala with the Syriac liturgy of the Saint Thomas Christians and is used mainly in Kerala. Its best-known bearer is Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the nineteenth-century priest and educator who co-founded the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate and was canonised in 2014.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Greek Dictionary of the New Testament, G2960 · entry kuriakos (κυριακός) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's G2960, kuriakos (Bible Hub) · Wikipedia, Kuriakose · Wikipedia, Kuriakose Elias Chavara

Famous namesakes

• Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Kerala priest and educator

Spellings

Kuriakose · Kuriakos · Kuriakko

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