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Kourage

♂ Boy

Pronounced KUR-ij /ˈkɜr.ɪdʒ/Medium

Meaning: Kourage is a K- respelling of the English word courage, which came through Old French corage from Latin cor, 'heart' — courage is literally 'heart-strength'. It belongs to the American tradition of virtue names (Justice, Legend, Honor) given a decorative K.Low

In 30 seconds: A virtue name with a K: Kourage is courage — and courage comes from the Latin for 'heart' (said 'KUR-ij').
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Origin LowEnglish, French
MeaningKourage is a K- respelling of the English word courage, which came through Old French corage from Latin cor, 'heart' — courage is literally 'heart-strength'. It belongs to the American tradition of virtue names (Justice, Legend, Honor) given a decorative K.
U.S. rank (2024)#13332 ↘ Falling
2024 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2021
Total births (all-time)≈ 23

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 202320212024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kourage respells the English word courage, which reached English through Old French corage from Latin cor, 'heart'. Virtue names have a long American life — Faith, Justice, Honor — and the K- restyling is a modern flourish that keeps the meaning fully visible while making the spelling distinctive (said 'KUR-ij').

It appears only very rarely for boys in the U.S. Rare, word-based, and meaning-forward.

Did you know? Courage traces to Latin cor, 'heart' — so a child named Kourage is, quite literally, called heart-strong (said 'KUR-ij').
Overall data confidence 42%
References — Kourage — Respelling of the word courage; Latin cor 'heart'

Variations

CourageKorageCurage

Nicknames

KouRage

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If you like Kourage…

Courage— the word it respells
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Valor— a close cousin in meaning
Knowledge— lands in the same popularity range
Savage— shares the -ge ending

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kourage mean?

Kourage respells the word courage, which comes through Old French from Latin cor, 'heart'.

How do you pronounce Kourage?

It's said KUR-ij /ˈkɜr.ɪdʒ/ — two syllables, stress on the first, exactly like the word courage.

Is Kourage a boy or girl name?

Here Kourage is used as a boy's name; it is also given to girls.

How popular is Kourage?

Kourage is a very rare name for boys in the U.S.

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