Entry № 5640 · Maori origin

Kura Kura — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KOO-rah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Maori
Meaning
"Red, treasure"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Maori)

A name that means "red, treasure".

Kura is the Maori word for "red" — also for "treasure" or "precious thing," referring to red feathers prized as the most valuable adornment in Maori culture.

Kura is widely used in New Zealand.

Red, treasure. The Maori prized adornment.

The name in its native script.

Kura
Transliteration
Kura
Pronunciation
/ ˈkuː.rə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kura stands.

Kura does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Kuras before her.

Real people

In fiction
Kura
Common in Maori fiction.

Names connected to Kura.

The number behind Kura.

6

The Nurturer

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Kura reduce to 6, The Nurturer. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.