Curie

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4/23/2024, 9:35 PM Mike C curie added (from user-submitted name 289532)
10/3/2018, 12:09 PM Beautiful Victory

Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage French
Pronounced Pron. /ky.ʁi/

Meaning & History

Occupational name for a farm hand, from Old French éscuerie "stable". Famous bearers were the married scientists Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre Curie (1859-1906), who studied radioactivity.