Kurt

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{{Infobox given name

| name = Kurt

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| caption=Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana

| pronunciation= {{IPAc-en|lang|k|ɜːr|t}} {{respell|kurt}}
{{IPA|de|kʊʁt|lang}}
{{IPA|no|ˈkʉʈː|lang}}
{{IPA|sv|ˈkɵʈː|lang}}

| gender = Male

| meaning = "Bold counsel" (Germanic)
"Wolf" (Turkish)

| language =

| languageorigin = German
Turkish

| related names = Konrad, Conrad

| footnotes =

}}

File:Dr._Kurt_Sommermeyer_aboard_U-537.jpg broadcasting from the Labrador coast, 24 October, 1943.]]

Kurt is a male given name in Germanic languages. Kurt or Curt originated as short forms of the Germanic Konrad/Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. Like Conrad, it can also a surname and less uncommon variations in Germanic languages including {{Interlanguage link|Cord (name)|lt=Cord|de|Cord (Name)}}, Curd, {{Interlanguage link|Cordt|de}}, {{Interlanguage link|Curth|de}}, Kord, Kort, Kurth, and Kurtu.

In Turkish, Kurt means "wolf" and is a surname and less commonly a given name in numerous Turkic countries.

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