Kurt
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɝt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɜːt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t
- Homophone: curt
Proper noun
Kurt
- A male given name from the Germanic languages borrowed from German, a contracted form of Konrad.
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuɾt/
- Rhymes: -uɾt
Noun
Kurt m (definite Kurti)
- a male given name
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Kurt | Kurti |
accusative | Kurtin | |
dat./abl. | Kurti | Kurtit |
Derived terms
- Kurtaj
References
- Dražić, Marina, Antić, Ivana, editors (2019), Каталог најчешћих албанских имена и презимена [Catalogue of the most common Albanian names and surnames][2] (in Serbo-Croatian), page 70a
Danish
Etymology
From Low German Kurt.
Proper noun
Kurt
- a male given name
References
- [3] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 27 632 males with the given name Kurt have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Faroese
Etymology
From Middle Low German Kurt, a contraction of Konrad.
Proper noun
Kurt m
- a male given name
Usage notes
- son of Kurt: Kurtsson
- daughter of Kurt: Kurtsdóttir
Declension
singular | |
---|---|
indefinite | |
nominative | Kurt |
accusative | Kurt |
dative | Kurti |
genitive | Kurts |
German
Etymology
A medieval short form of Konrad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʊʁt/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ʊʁt
Proper noun
Kurt
- a male given name
Norwegian
Proper noun
Kurt
- a male given name of German origin
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Low German Kurt, a contraction of Konrad. First recorded in Sweden as Curt in 1639.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Kurt c (genitive Kurts)
- a male given name
- Synonym: (diminutive) Kurre
Derived terms
- Kurre (“diminutive; given name”)
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [4] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 27 986 males with the given name Kurt living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
From kurt (“wolf”), from Ottoman Turkish قورت (Kurt).
Proper noun
Kurt
- a male given name
- a surname