Kuri
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Kuri is Japanese for “chestnut.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy
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Usage of Kuri in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Kuri against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Kuri is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Towns named Kuri
There are 97 towns and villages with Kuri in their name, in 21 countries.
🇮🇳 India 32🇮🇷 Iran 11🇧🇩 Bangladesh 10🇵🇰 Pakistan 9🇳🇬 Nigeria 6🇳🇵 Nepal 4🇯🇵 Japan 3🇦🇫 Afghanistan 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuri Dulal | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 22,000 | Map |
| Kūrī Jān | Gilan Province, 🇮🇷 Iran | 124 | Map |
| Al Kūrī | Ta‘izz, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 24 | Map |
| Al Kūrī | Ḩajjah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Barki Kuri | Jharkhand, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Bhawal Kuri | Rangpur Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Bāman Kuri | Rajshahi Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Cheshmeh Kūrī | Kurdistan Province, 🇮🇷 Iran | – | Map |
| Chhotki Kuri | Jharkhand, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Dan Kuri | Jigawa State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Kuri
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Kuri in their name, in 3 countries.
🇮🇳 India 1🇰🇷 South Korea 1🇳🇵 Nepal 1
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuri-mot | Gyeongsangbuk-do, 🇰🇷 South Korea | Map |
| Kūri Tāl | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Kuri̇̄hom Pokhari̇̄ | Koshi, 🇳🇵 Nepal | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Kuri songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Kuri in their title. The best known:
- Meri Kuri – BoA (2004)
- Kuri Bocchi One Day!! – Tacoyaki Rainbow (2015)
- Galiya Di Kuri – Sushma Shrestha (1998)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Kuri as a pet name
FurryName has found 6 dogs named Kuri in public pet registers, making it the #6,735 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (3), Seattle (2), Port Moody (1). Kuri as a dog name →
Kuri products
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