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Kurt

Name Meaning:

German short form of Konrad ("bold counsel") or surname Kurtz ("short"). Also a Turkish name meaning "wolf."

Noteable Namesakes

Kurt Cobain (Musician); Kurt Vonnegut (Author); Kurt Russell (Actor); Kurt Angle (Wrestler)

Origin

Germanic/Turkish

Popularity

US: #982, UK: Unranked

Variations/Nicknames

Curt; Kurtis

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