At a Glance: Name: Coeur – Meaning: "heart" – Origin: French – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: KUR
Coeur is a French unisex name meaning “"heart"”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.
Meaning & Origin of Coeur
Meaning: "heart".
Origin: French.
A common claim: As in Coeur d'Alene, "heart of the awl" Actually: "Heart of the awl" is the meaning of the full phrase "Coeur d'Alene," not of "Coeur" by itself, which just means "heart."
How to Pronounce Coeur
Phonetic: KUR IPA: /kɜːr/
Popularity of Coeur
Coeur doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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