Where did the name "Curry" originate? and why spelled this way?

Question

has Curry been used as medicine also,,besides just a spice? maybe the english named it "curey"?

please explain wha tyou can

thanks for your answers!

Answer 1

There are several possible origins both Irish and Scots, but the most likely one is after the township of Currie in Midlothian in Scotland, and came from the Gaelic currach or curragh meaning a marsh. Spelling of surnames and place names was very flexible, for example the Lothians town of Penicuik was once also spelt as Pennycook, but originally was in the Welsh dialect of Brythonic Pen y Cog.

Answer 2

Curry may be a verb or a noun.



curry (v.) late 13c., "to rub down a horse," from Anglo-Fr. curreier "to curry-comb a horse," from O.Fr. correier "put in order, prepare, curry," from con-, intens. prefix (see com-), + reier "arrange," from a Germanic source (see ready).



curry (n.) the spice, 1680s, from Tamil kari "sauce, relish for rice."

Answer 3

Curry originated in Tamil, It means sauce.

Answer 4

The name Curry is most known for a spice and it so happens that my last name is Curry and my father is from Greece so maybe that's where the name came from but not sure