At a Glance: Name: Gurli – Origin: literary coinage (German origin, popular in Denmark) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: GOOR-lee
Gurli is a literary coinage (German origin, popular in Denmark) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Scandinavian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Strong.
Meaning & Origin of Gurli
Origin: literary coinage (German origin, popular in Denmark).
A common claim: Whirlpool Actually: There's no evidence Gurli comes from an Old Norse word for 'whirlpool' — the name first appeared as an invented character name in a 1788 German play, and its real origin is unclear.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Gurli
Phonetic: GOOR-lee IPA: /ˈɡʊrli/
Popularity of Gurli
Gurli 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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