Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 926

Cüre

Cüre /d͡ʒyˈɾe/ ASCII Cure

“cura lute; companion”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
C
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Spellings
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Cüre?

Cüre

IPA /d͡ʒyˈɾe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Cüre mean?

Cüre can be read as an older pronunciation of cura, the small long-necked lute: Nişanyan Sözlük’s attestation from 1665 mentions a “cūre” played in the Ottoman military band. Nişanyan Adlar, for its part, groups Cüre with the name Cura and explains that name as Tatar and Kazakh for “companion, escort”.1

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. An older pronunciation of the instrument name cura (Nişanyan Sözlük, 1665 attestation “cūre”).
  2. A form of the name Cura, Tatar and Kazakh for “companion, escort” (Nişanyan Adlar).

What is Cüre made of?

Cüre is a single root: cüre (the cura lute (older spelling)).

Cüre root cüre the cura lute (olderspelling) PERSIAN cura “smallest lute of thebağlama family; cognate…” Cüre cüre root the cura lute (older spelling) cura PERSIAN “smallest lute of the bağlamafamily; cognate with Persian…”
Cüre: parts and root words
  • cura Persian — smallest lute of the bağlama family; cognate with Persian cūra1

How was the name Cüre formed?

Cüre belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

How else is Cüre spelled?

Curaspelling

Who are some well-known people named Cüre?

  1. Amy Cure sport cyclist 1992–
  2. Jah Cure singer 1978–
  3. Armand Cure American football player 1919–2003

People surnamed Cüre as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Cüre written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Cüre is usually written Cure.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: cura accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Cüre accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Cüre

Q1

What does the surname Cüre mean?

Cüre can be read as an older pronunciation of cura, the small long-necked lute: Nişanyan Sözlük’s attestation from 1665 mentions a “cūre” played in the Ottoman military band. Nişanyan Adlar, for its part, groups Cüre with the name Cura and explains that name as Tatar and Kazakh for “companion, escort”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Cüre?

The root word of Cüre is cura (Persian): “smallest lute of the bağlama family; cognate with Persian cūra”. There are 3 competing views on where Cüre comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Cüre?

Cü·re, 2 syllables; IPA: /d͡ʒyˈɾe/.