1. Notable Kuriens

2. Famous people named Kurian

3. See also

Kurian (also spelt Kurien) is a male given name common amongst Saint Thomas Christians in Kerala, India.

It is a derivative of 'Kuriakose', believed to have originated from Saint Quiricus who is known as Saint Kuriakose in the Syriac liturgy.

Kurien (also spelled Kurian) is a Syrian Christian name of Syriac Aramaic origin or Greek origin, presumed to have originated from the name Quriaqos (ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) or the Greek Kyrios or kurios ({{lang-grc|κύριος}}) meaning Lord, master, power or authority, and is very popular among Kerala Christians both as a first name and as a surname. The ancient Roman name 'Cyriacus' is considered the equivalent of the Greek 'Kyriakos' or the Syriac Aramaic name Quriaqos (ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) that means "Of the Lord".

Popular Syrian Christian variants of this name include Kuriakose, Cyriac and Kurian.

Notable Kuriens

• C.T. Kurien, a retired professor of economics
• Diana Mariam Kurian, popularly known as Nayanthara, a famous Indian movie actress,
• Kurien Thomas, a pioneer Pentecostal missionary to Central India
• Mar Dionysius III, who was born Kurien,
• P. J. Kurien, an Indian politician, member of parliament, social worker and educationalist who is the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
• Prema Kurien, a professor of sociology at the Syracuse University
• Shruti Kurien-Kanetkar, an Indian badminton player
• T. K. Kurien, executive vice chairman of Wipro Limited
• Verghese Kurien, an eminent social entrepreneur, known as the Father of the White Revolution in India

Famous people named Kurian

• P. V. Kurian, revolutionary Indian social activist
• V. J. Kurian IAS, Managing Director, Cochin International Airport Limited
• Thomas Kurian, Executive Vice President of Oracle Corporation

See also

• Kurien
• Saint Thomas Christian names
• Syrian Christians

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