Cyprian

From Latin Cyprianus.

Cyprian

1. (Christianity) Saint Cyprian, a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage, theologian, martyr, and saint
2. (Christianity) Cyprian, a saint figure celebrated alongside Justina in the Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Churches (and formerly in the Roman Catholic Church)

From Cyprus +‎ -ian. In the sense of a lewd woman: because Cyprus was the place where Aphrodite was worshipped.

Cyprian (plural Cyprians)

1. (archaic) Cypriot
2. (obsolete) A lewd woman; a harlot.

Cyprian (comparative more Cyprian, superlative most Cyprian)

1. (archaic) Cypriot
2. (obsolete) lewd, licentious

• Pancyprian

• pyranic

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• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɘ.prjan/

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• Rhymes: -ɘprjan
• Syllabification: Cy‧prian

Cyprian m pers

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Cipriano

• Cyprian in Polish dictionaries at PWN