Cura is a surname, and may refer to:
- Ben Cura (born 1988), British film, television and theatre actor
- Domingo Cura (born 2004), Argentinian musician
- Francesco Cura (born 1977), American actor, singer, and fashion model
- John Cura
- José Cura (born 1962), operatic tenor, conductor, director, scenographer and photographer
- Maria Renee Cura (died 2007), Argentinian geographer, writer, and Indologist
- Philippe Cura (born 1972), French actor
- Verónica Cura (born 1970), film producer, production manager, and production designer
History
editCura is a noble ancient Roman family name.[1][2]
Etymology
editCura is the name of a divine figure whose name means "Care" or "Concern" in Latin. Hyginus seems to have created both the personification and story for his Fabulae, poem 220.[3]
Origin
edit1. Latin: for "care", "cure", or "concern". 2. Spanish and Portuguese: from cura "priest". 3. Italian: probably a habitational name from Cura Carpignano in Pavia province, or other places named with this word.[4]
Given names
editSpanish 38%; Portuguese 11%; Italian 9%. Jose (4), Pedro (3), Cayetano (2), Cristina (2), Miguel (2), Alfonso, Alicia, Bernardo, Enrique, Estela, Evangelina, Genaro; Joao; Aldo, Antonio, Elio, Federico, Gino, Silvio.(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)[5]
See also
edit- Cura Ocllo (died 1539), Inca queen
- Cura (disambiguation)
- La Cura (disambiguation)
References
edit- ^ Erdkamp, Paul (2012). The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rome By Paul Erdkamp. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-89629-0.
- ^ Wiseman, T.P. (2009). Remembering the Roman People. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-923976-4.
- ^ "Ancient Roman History - Oxford University Press". global.oup.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ^ "Oxford Latin Course, College Edition - Maurice Balme; James Morwood - Oxford University Press". global.oup.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Most Popular Names for Births in the United States 1997". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
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