Kurian
Kurian (also spelt Kurien) is a male given name and family name common amongst the traditional aristocratic Saint Thomas Christians and (Syrian) Christian 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 Saint Thomas Christians and 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 (Ancient Greek: 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
- Job Kurian Singer and music composer
- Verghese Kurien, an eminent social entrepreneur, known as the Father of the White Revolution in India
- P.K. Kurien an eminent senior journalist and Ex Dy.Editor of 'The Hindu'in Hyderabad.
- Cenoi Kurian, Vice President and Kerala State Head at HDFC Bank and son of politician T.K. Kuriakose.
- A. K. Antony,is an Indian politician and attorney who was the 23rd Defence Minister of India
Famous people named Kurian
- P. V. Kurian, revolutionary Indian social activist
- V. J. Kurian IAS, Managing Director, Cochin International Airport Limited
- Thomas Kurian, CEO Google Cloud and former President of Oracle Corporation