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Globally, Kir (Kir
, Core
, كير
) is quite a common gender-neutral given name. The forename Kir is characteristic of Mauritius, where it is quite a rare girly name, Ethiopia, where it is a rare epicene name, and Sudan, where it is a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Ethiopia, and Russia. More frequently, Kir is the last name as well as the forename.
Kir is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Kir, Core | Turkey, India, Malaysia, United States, Indonesia |
| كير | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Morocco |
| Кир | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Kir is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Cyrus the Great , the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, Civilization VI; Solomon Grundy , the fictional character, a zombie supervillain in the DC Comics Universe, Arrow; Cyrus Smith , the character created by Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island; Cyrus Gold , the fictional character from the television series Arrow and Cyrus Borg , character in Ninjago, among other works.