Kurre
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Kurt. Affix of Kur(t) + r (“gemination”) + -e (“hypocoristic suffix”). Compare with Swedish male hypocoristic forming.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Kurre (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 |
Kurre in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Kurre.Hi! My name is Kurre.
- Kurre har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Kurre has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Kurre kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Kurre is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Kurres mamma är lärare.Kurre's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Kurres mamma is Kurre's mum.
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Questions about Kurre
How do you pronounce Kurre in Swedish?
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What does the name Kurre mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Kurt. Affix of Kur(t) + r (“gemination”) + -e (“hypocoristic suffix”). Compare with Swedish male hypocoristic forming.
How popular is Kurre in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Kurre in 2022. In 2020, 11 people in Sweden had Kurre as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.