Kurt
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Kurt is a male given name in Germanic languages. Kurt originated as short forms of the Germanic Konrad/Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. Like Conrad, it can also be a surname and less uncommon variations in Germanic languages including , Curd, , , Kord, Kort, Kurth, and Kurtu.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Kurt
- Given name.caption
- Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.meaning
- "Bold counsel" (Germanic)"Wolf" (Turkish)
- Given name.languageorigin
- GermanTurkish
- Given name.related names
- Konrad, Conrad
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- Commons category
- Kurt (given name)
- native label
- Kurt
- Soundex
- K630
- Cologne phonetics
- 472
- Caverphone
- KT1111
- transliteration or transcription
- Курт
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Kurt is a male given name in Germanic languages. Kurt originated as short forms of the Germanic Konrad/Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. Like Conrad, it can also be a surname and less uncommon variations in Germanic languages including , Curd, , , Kord, Kort, Kurth, and Kurtu.
In Turkish, Kurt means "wolf" and is a surname and less commonly a given name in numerous Turkic countries.