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

Quick facts: girl names starting with CU

  • 65 girl names start with CU in our database
  • 65 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: American, Modern American, Spanish
  • See the full combined list at Starting With CU for all genders

Girl Names Starting With CU

65 girl names starting with CU

#526
American
English
#572
Turkey
from the Turkish meaning 'a day of rest'
#653
American
a modern variant of the name Kristen, meaning 'follower of Christ'
#740
Latin
courteous, polite
#778
American
a variant of the name Curtis, meaning 'courteous' or 'polite'
#825
Unknown
Unknown specific meaning, possibly a variant of similar-sounding names.
#958
Latin
Cure or healing
#1012
American
English
#1026
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#1180
American
Gifted and skilled
#1246
American
English
#1265
Spanish
the place where fertile land is abundant
#1277
American
English
#1329
Spain
Derived as a diminutive of names like Cucufate or Jacinta, often used affectionately.
#1330
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#1363
American
Courteous
#1429
Japan
Japanese
#1502
Ireland
A hound, a young dog
#1525
Ireland
From the curly-haired
#1624
Spanish
Cubic or having a cube-like shape.
#1668
American
A feminine form of 'Curtis', meaning 'courteous' or 'polite'.
#1673
American
English
#1758
American
A feminine form of Curtis, which means 'courteous' or 'polite'.
#1764
Scotland
From the name of a place
#1806
Irish
hound, wolf
#1815
Vietnamese
cuc means "chrysanthemum"
#1818
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1822
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#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
#1846
American
English
#1847
Old English
bright fame
#1863
Old French
dove — from Columba
#1878
Scottish
from the village of Cumbie
#1879
African
no traditional meaning documented
#1880
Turkish
republic — from Cumhuriyet
#1893
Germanic
brave warrior — from Cunegund
#1894
Germanic
brave warrior — from Cunegundus
#1895
Spanish
pure, chaste
#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
#1950
Irish
sweetheart, darling
#1951
English
dweller by the cushion
#1952
Irish
from the marsh
#1954
Latin
guardian, protector
#1955
Spanish
custody, protection
#1973
Modern American
cute or endearing
#1974
Croatia
Little something, cute.
#1976
Scottish
short, small — from Cutty
#1995
American
Heart, beloved
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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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France
Curiosity, care

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