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Currie¹

Where it comes from

* As a Scottish surname, from the place in Edinburgh, possibly from Scottish Gaelic currach (“boggy plain”).

* Also as a Scottish surname, from Corrie in Dumfriesshire.

* Also as a Scottish surname, Scottish form of Curry, or Anglicized from Mac Mhuirich, see McMurray.

* As an English surname, variant of Currey.

* As an Arabic surname, Americanized from Khoury, Khouri.

Compare Cury, Curry.

proper noun

  1. A surname. Conservative candidate Rob Currie finished third in the poll with 236 votes.
  2. A suburban village in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1868).
  3. A minor city in Murray Township, Murray County, Minnesota.
  4. An unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Pender County, North Carolina.
  6. The largest township on, and the administrative centre of, King Island, Tasmania, Australia.

currie²

noun curries

  1. archaic Archaic form of curry […]even the Hindoos enjoy a currie of fish as a real delicacy[…]

currie³

noun curries

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of quarry

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: korean, kure, currer, curlee, curtice, mccurry, currin, curd, curtise, currey, curwin, craibe, mccurdy, curtin, currah, curci

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"currie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/currie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

currie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/currie

Chicago

"currie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/currie.

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@misc{currie_2026,
  title = {currie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/currie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}