Curie
See also: curie
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Curie.
Proper noun
Curie
- A surname from French, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie.
Derived terms
- curate
- curie
- curite
- curium
Anagrams
- Euric, urcei, ureic
French
Etymology
From a reduced form of Old French éscuerie (“stable”), hence a metonymic occupational name for a stable hand.[1]
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Curie m or f
- a surname, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie
Derived terms
- curie
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Curie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 395, column 2: “French: from a reduced form of Old French éscuerie ‘stable’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a stable hand.”