currie

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

currie1

nouncurrie (plural curries)

plural curries

  1. archaicArchaic form of curry.

    […]even the Hindoos enjoy a currie of fish as a real delicacy[…]

    1832, Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali, Observations on the Mussulmauns of India, volume 2, page 51

currie2

nouncurrie (plural curries)

plural curries

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of quarry.

Currie3

proper noun
  1. A surname.

    Conservative candidate Rob Currie finished third in the poll with 236 votes.

    2026 August 21, Bob Cooper, Hannah Mitchell, “Reform wins first seat on council in by-election”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2026, retrieved 03 Sep 2026
  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.

Origin

* 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.

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APA

currie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currie

MLA

“currie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “currie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currie.

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