Definition of "Cyrus"

Cyrus¹

/ˈsaɪɹəs/

proper noun
1. An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great.
  Quotations
  Thus sayth Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heauen hath giuen mee all the kingdomes of the earth, and he hath charged me to build him an house at Ierusalem, which is in Iudah.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Ezra 1:2
2. A male given name from Old Persian.
3. A surname.

Cyrus²

/ˈsaɪɹəs/

proper noun
1. The Kura river, as it is called in classical sources.
  Quotations
  In the mountains near Suram is a watering-place called Burjan, to which the Imperial Lieutenant of the Caucasus retires in summer. The river Kur, the ancient Cyrus, takes its rise in that district.
  1868, “Route 20: London to Tiflis […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 321