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The CU sound gives names a distinctive quality. This list covers boy names starting with CU, popular across American, Mexico, Irish, Modern American, English traditions.

Quick facts: boy names starting with CU

  • 92 boy names start with CU in our database
  • 92 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: American, Mexico, Irish
  • See the full combined list at Starting With CU for all genders

Boy Names Starting With CU

92 boy names starting with CU

#582
American
English
#678
American
English
#746
American
From the woods or a place of rest.
#753
American
from the word 'cub'; young or small
#754
English
English
#761
Mexico
Nahuatl
#874
USA
From the curve or bend
#919
American
courteous
#943
American
A variant of 'Cullen', meaning 'follower of the church' or 'cub'.
#944
Ireland
Irish
#968
Italy
A beloved name with deep roots
#985
American
English
#1012
American
English
#1027
American
Form of 'Caron', possibly light or love
#1035
American
English
#1215
Ireland
from the Irish 'O'Cuinn', meaning 'descendant of Conn'
#1295
Irish
keeper of the swamp
#1332
Mexico
Nahuatl
#1347
American
from the hollow
#1360
Mexico
Descending Sun
#1398
England
Famous (or bright) because of his reputation
#1410
Mexico
Nahuatl
#1460
Mexico
Descending Sun or Sunsetter
#1470
Vietnam
strong, vigor
#1525
Ireland
From the curly-haired
#1605
American
from the courtyard of the manor
#1664
Latin
Latin
#1673
American
English
#1708
American
Spanish
#1728
Mexico
Descending Sun
#1764
Scotland
From the name of a place
#1777
American
Meaning 'curly-haired'.
#1778
Spanish
Spanish
#1806
Irish
hound, wolf
#1811
American
From the seigneur of Curvin
#1815
Vietnamese
cuc means "chrysanthemum"
#1818
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1822
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1829
Spanish
Spanish
#1837
African American
a term of endearment
#1838
Chinese
to pursue, to seek
#1840
Scottish Gaelic
from the Cuillin mountains
#1842
Chinese
to be kind, benevolent
#1843
Irish
hound of Ulster
#1844
Irish
hound of Culann
#1847
Old English
bright fame
#1863
Old French
dove — from Columba
#1873
Turkish
brave, courageous
#1878
Scottish
from the village of Cumbie
#1879
African
no traditional meaning documented
#1880
American
English
#1880
Turkish
republic — from Cumhuriyet
#1900
Germanic
brave, bold — from Konrad
#1914
Italian
curly-haired — from Curcio
#1916
Germanic
brave and bold
#1920
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1921
Spanish
little Curie — from Curiel
#1924
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1927
Cornish
from the place name Curnow
#1937
Old English
brave or bold — from Curth
#1938
Modern American
courteous — from Curtis
#1939
Modern American
courteous — from Curtis
#1940
Modern American
courteous — from Curtis
#1943
Modern English
curt or brief
#1946
Italian
curly-haired — from Curzio
#1947
French
from the Curzon estate
#1951
English
dweller by the cushion
#1952
Irish
from the marsh
#1954
Latin
guardian, protector
#1956
Portuguese
guardian, protector
#1964
Old English
famous warrior
#1966
American
Having curly hair
#1973
Modern American
cute or endearing
#1976
Scottish
short, small — from Cutty
#2685
English↑ Rising
English
#3097
American
English
#5249
American↑ Rising
A variant of 'current', meaning flow or stream.
#6887
Nahuatl
Descending Sun
#7292
American↑ Rising
Derived from the Dutch surname Kuyler, meaning 'barrel maker'.
#8310
Cuba↑ Rising
from Cuba
#8462
English
Courteous, Polite
#9084
American↑ Rising
Young bear
#9085
American↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#9776
Ireland
Cub
#9912
Irish
Irish
#9930
Vietnam
prosperous
American↑ Rising
Derived from Old English meaning 'dove'.
Ireland
Cub
Latin
Desire; passionate love
USA
meaning 'courteous' or 'polite'
American
English
English
the sum of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another.

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