Kurt - Meaning of the name

[ 1 syll. kur(t), ku-rt ] The boy name Kurt is pronounced KERT †. Kurt's language of origin is Germanic and Old French. It is predominantly used in the English and German languages.

Kurt is a pet form of Conrad (English and German).

Kurt is also a form of Curt (English and German).

Kurt is also a form of Curtis (English and German) in the English language.

Curd (variant spelling in German) is a form of Kurt.

Kurt is an unusual baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1966 with 0.156% of baby boys being given the name Kurt. It had a ranking of #110 then. The baby name has fallen from favor since then, and is of only irregular use today. In 2008, among the family of boy names directly linked to Kurt, Curtis was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Kurt include Curt (English and German), Kord (English), Kordt (German), Kort (Dutch and German), Cart, Cord (English), Cort (English), Creed, Creede, Cried, Curd (German), Khayrat (Arabic), Cartah, Quarto (Italian), Kereti (English), Corrado (Italian), and Currito (Spanish).

Details of famous persons named Kurt:
Actor Kurt Russell, born 17 March 1951, Springfield, Massachusetts.
Author Kurt (Jr) Vonnegut, born 11 November 1922 - 11 April 2007, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Mathematician Kurt Gödel, born 28 April 1906 - 14 January 1978.
Rock Musician Kurt Cobain, born 20 February 1967 - 5 April 1994, Aberdeen, Washington.

† Pronunciation for Kurt: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"

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in 2008