Curran - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Curran \c(ur)-

is pronounced KER-an. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "dagger; hero".

Curran has 3 variant forms: Currey, Currie and Curry.

For more information, see also the related name Kern.

Baby names that sound like Curran are Corran, Corrin, Corren, Corwan and Garran.

Curran is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1435 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Curran. Compare Curran with its variant forms and related boy names.