Kuras

Cf. Kurà, Kūrà, Kūras, Kurỹs, Kurai̇̃šis, Kuréiša, Kurei̇̃kis, Kurùtis (see). The origin can be various. Some surnames Kùras from western Lithuania are related to German. Kuhr ¹. For others cf. Latin Kuriņš ², Polish. Kur, Kura ³, bRuss. Kyp ⁴ and so on. Often, especially surnames with suffixes ⁵, a possible connection with lit. create „greitai bėgti, eiti, dumti“ (LKŽ VI 974-975), create „lobti“ ⁶ or similar.