Curie
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See also: curie
English
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Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Curie
- A surname from French, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie.
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[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a reduced form of Old French éscuerie (“stable”), hence a metonymic occupational name for a stable hand.[1]
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Curie m or f
- a surname, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Curie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 395, column 2: “French: from a reduced form of Old French éscuerie ‘stable’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a stable hand.”
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