Kurt
Kurt is a male given name of Germanic origin. It is sometimes confused with Curt, which is more aptly related to the Anglo-Norman name Curtis. Kurt, Cord, Curd, and Kort originated as short forms of the Germanic Konrad or Conrad, depending on geographical usage. Accepted meanings include counselor, advisor, "bold" counselor. It is also a Turkish word, meaning either wolf or worm.
| Pronunciation | English: /kɜːrt/ German: [kʊɐ̯t] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Konrad, Conrad |
People
Curt
- Curd Jürgens (1915–1982), German-Austrian actor
- Curt Hennig (1958-2003), American professional wrestler
- Wolf Curt von Schierbrand (1807–1888), German zoologist
- Curt Schilling (born 1966), American baseball player
- Curt Sjöö (born 1937), Swedish Army lieutenant general
- Curt Smith (born 1961), British musician, member of Tears for Fears
- Curt Stone (born 1922), American long-distance runner
- Curtis Stone (born 1975), Australian chef and TV personality
- Curt Westberg (born 1943), Swedish Air Force major general
Kurt
- Kurt Angle (born 1968), American wrestler
- Kurt Asle Arvesen (born 1975), Norwegian racing cyclist
- Kurt Barling (born 1961), British professor of journalism
- Kurt Beck (born 1949), German politician (SPD)
- Kurt Benkert (born 1995), American football player
- Kurt Bevacqua (born 1947), American baseball player
- Kurt Biedenkopf (born 1930), German politician (CDU)
- Kurt Browning (born 1966), Canadian figure-skater
- Kurt Burnette (born 1955), American Ruthenian Catholic bishop of the Eparchy of Passaic
- Kurt Busch (born 1978), American NASCAR driver
- Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), American musician, frontman of the band Nirvana
- Kurt Daluege (1897-1946), Chief of the Ordnungpolizei, SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer and Generaloberst of the Polizei.
- Kurt Darren, South African Afrikaans singer
- Kurt Epstein (1904–75), Czechoslovakian Olympic water polo player
- Kurt Gerstein, German SS officer and member of Waffen-SS
- Kurt Gödel (1906–1978), German mathematician
- Kurt Großkurth (1909–1975), German actor and singer
- Kurt Hahn (1886–1974), German educator, creator of Outward Bound
- Kurt Hamrin (born 1934), Swedish football player
- Kurt Heegner (1893–1965), German mathematician
- Kurt Hensel (1861–1941), German mathematician
- Kurt James (born 1972), American musician
- Kurt Jara (born 1950), Austrian football player and coach
- Kurt Kafentzis (born 1962), American football player
- Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904–1988), German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1966–1969
- Kurt Knipsel (1921–1945), German tank commander
- Kurt Krenn (1936–2014), Austrian bishop
- Kurt (Kubrat) (632–665 AD), Bulgar statesman
- Kurt Kuenne (born 1973), American filmmaker, known for the documentary Dear Zachary
- Kurt Lamm (1919–87), German-born American soccer player, coach, manager, and administrator
- Kurt Loder (born 1945), American media correspondent
- Kurt Looby (born 1984), Antiguan basketball player
- Kurt Mann (born 1993), Australian rugby league project
- Kurt Masur (1927–2015), German conductor
- Kurt Meyer (1910-1961), German commander
- Kurt Mørkøre (born 1969), Faroese footballer
- Kurt Moore (born 1986), Medical Device Engineer
- Kurt Nilsen (born 1978), Norwegian singer
- Kurt Pompe (1899–1964), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
- Kurt Rambis (born 1958), Greek-American basketball coach and former player
- Kurt Reidemeister (1893–1971), German mathematician
- Kurt Roberts (born 1988), American shot putter
- Kurt Russell (born 1951), American actor
- Kurt von Schleicher (1882–1934), German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany 1932–1933
- Kurt Fritz Schneider (1902–1985), German circus performer in USA
- Kurt Hugo Schneider (born 1988), also known as KHS, American film director, producer, singer and songwriter
- Kurt Schneider (1887–1967), German psychiatrist
- Kurt Schneider (aviator) (1888–1917), German World War I flying ace
- Kurt Schneider (athlete) (1900-1988), German athlete
- Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948), German painter
- Kurt Sinette (born 1974), Trinidad and Tobago boxer
- Kurt Spenrath (born 1976), Canadian filmmaker
- Kurt Student (1890–1978), German air force general
- Kurt Suzuki (born 1983), American baseball player
- Kurt Tucholsky (1890–1935), German journalist
- Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007), American writer
- Kurt Voss (born 1963), American film director
- Kurt Waldheim (1918–2007), Austrian politician, UN Secretary General 1972–1981, convicted Nazi war criminal.
- Kurt Warburton, English mixed martial arts fighter
- Kurt Warner (born 1971), American football player
- Kurt Weill (1900–1950), German-American composer
- Kurt Westergaard (born 1935), Danish cartoonist
- Kurt Wolff (1887–1963), German publisher
- Kurt Wubben (born 1972), Dutch marathon ice speed skater
Fictional characters
- Curt Wild, character in the movie Velvet Goldmine
- Colonel Kurt Von Strohm, a character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
- Kurt-051, character in the novel Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Kurt Dierker, a character from the game The Saboteur
- Kurt Hummel, character in the TV series Glee
- Kurt von Trapp, a character in the musical The Sound of Music
- Kurt Wagner (comics), also known as Nightcrawler, Marvel comic book superhero
- Kurt Wallander, detective in the works of Henning Mankell
- Kurt Splicer, character from the webcomic Station
- Kurt Eugene, character in the Chinese manhua "Dragon Dance"
- Kurt Kelly, a jock from the movie Heathers and its musical and TV series adaptations.
- Dwight Kurt Schrute III, assistant to the regional manager, Dunder Mifflin Scranton from the show The Office
Other
- Weather Station Kurt, a Nazi weather station in northern Labrador, Canada.
References
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