Verb . It's very unique, however I have met 2 other Kyries in my life. One was male, the other female. Christe eleison. Kyrie is from the "Kyrie Eleison" of the church liturgy, meaning "Lord, have mercy." (If it makes a difference, I'm female) I'm white young female adult from the west, and the only other Kyrie I've met is a little African American boy in Virginia . From Ancient Greek aorist imperative ἐλέησον (eléēson), from ἐλεέω (eleéō, “ to have pity, to be merciful ”). Kyrie, a transliteration of Greek Κύριε, vocative case of Κύριος (), is a common name of an important prayer of Christian liturgy, also called the Kyrie eleison (/ ˈ k ɪər i eɪ ɪ ˈ l eɪ ɪ s ɒ n,-s ən / KEER-ee-ay il-AY-iss-on, -⁠ən; Ancient Greek: Κύριε, ἐλέησον, romanized: Kýrie eléēson, lit. Contents. My name is Kyrie and I LOVE it. Artist: Chris Tomlin Album: Never Lose Sight Song: Kyrie Eleison (feat. Although today the number of, “Lord, have mercy” is limited to three, we can, for various reasons or circumstances repeat it several times. 'Lord, have mercy'). Only then will all faithful will as one feel, not only in thanks but also in the petition. Kyrie definition, the brief petition “Lord, have mercy,” used in various offices of the Greek Orthodox Church and of the Roman Catholic Church. 1 Latin. Latin transcript: Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison. eleison. Kyrie definition is - a short liturgical prayer that begins with or consists of the words 'Lord, have mercy'. From the name of a Christian prayer, also called the Kyrie eleison meaning "Lord, have mercy". Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary. See more. 1.2.1 Synonyms; 1.2.2 Derived terms; Latin Etymology .

1.1 Etymology; 1.2 Verb. Kyrie, the vocative case of the Greek word kyrios (“lord”). It is ultimately from Greek κύριος meaning "lord".In America it was popularized as a masculine name by basketball player Kyrie Irving (1992-), whose name is pronounced differently than the prayer. Jump to navigation Jump to search.