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Cury Surname usage and Origin within Normandy

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The family “de Courcelles” were from Courseulles-sur-Mer in Calvados, Normandy. Which appears on records immediately after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Roger de Courcelles powerful grandson was the Lord and Tenant-in-Chief of the manor of Curry castle in (1121). While at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 the manor of Curry was held by Roger de Courselles, also the owner of Fisherton in Wiltshire, which was held under Curry and numerous other manors throughout Somerset. Which later became known as Curry Mallet by the Mallet family.

The documentation of Odo bishop of Bayeux was William de Courcelles overlord. Odo was the legitimate half brother ofDuke William (the Conqueror) major player in the conquest of 1066. Odo, at King William’s order, had “Roger and his men” sent to England. Roger had spent time in England as a child and apparently could speak fluent English. The Normans spoke Frank and the Saxon’s spoke Old English along with a number of local languages. Odo assigned Roger to the west of England and Roger established his seat at Fisherton de la Mere in Wiltshire. From records of the time, Roger was clearly an enforcer and not at all a popular guy.

The noted documentation of Courseulles-sur-Mer in Calvados list Dives-sur-Mer as a commune in the Calvados in Normandy and now north Britany France. Dives-sur-MerIt was created from a part of the former province of “Normandy”. The name "Orne inférieure" was originally proposed for the department, but it was ultimately decided to call the area “Calvados” after a group of rocks off its coast. It was from harbor of Dives-sur-Mer that William the Conqueror set out on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. A monumental plaque in the church lists the companions of the Conqueror.

Calvados Normandy share some common heritage to the place of Corseul. Corseul is also a commune in the Côtes-d'Armordepartment of Brittany in northwestern France. Which is just southwest of Normandy adjacent to Calvados. Corseul was the capital of the Gallo-Roman province of “Coriosolites” / Curiosolites and was founded in 10 BC. The Curiosities and Curiosolitae were a people in the region now called Brittany France, that was once called Celtica. Corseul was called Fanum Martis ("Temple of Mars") in Latin and It was founded in 10 BC. However, like many other cities, Fanum Martis was renamed for its people, the Curiosolitae. This name change occurred as the Roman Empire weakened and paralleled a revival of the ancient Gallic gods in local religious sculptures and dedicatory inscriptions.

The Curiosities are mentioned by Julius Caesar several times. As Curiosolitae is preserved in Corseul, where the remains of an old Roman town. Conclude that, after the fashion of Gallic names, Corseul represents the capital of the Curiosolitae

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Cury (from French: cuire, meaning to cook) Early French version is "Cuyre" also means to cook or (prepare food using heat). The word Cuire is also a transitive verb but instead of the transitive verb. From *cocere, from Latin coquere, present active infinitive of coquō, from Proto-Italic kʷekʷō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- “to cook, become ripe”

The word Curia origins of Switzerland & Rome

3rd century AD the existing settlement of Curia Raetorum (later known as Chur) was made the capital of the newly established province of Raetia prima. Chur or Coire (German: [ˈkuːr] or [ˈxuːr].

Coire [kwaʁ] now known as Chur is the capital and largest town of the Swiss canton of Grisons and lies in the Grisonian Rhine Valley, where the Rhine turns towards the north, in the northern part of the canton.The city, which is located on the right bank of the Rhine, is reputedly the oldest town of Switzerland.

Romansh: Cuira [ˈkwerɐ] or [ˈkwojrɐ]; Italian: Coira [ˈkɔira]

Curia (plural curiae) in ancient Rome referred to one of the original groupings of the citizenry, eventually numbering 30, and later every Roman citizen was presumed to belong to one. While they originally likely had wider powers, they only came to meet for a few purposes by the end of the Republic: in order to confirm the election of magistrates with imperium, to witness the installation of priests

#1. The word curia is thought to derive from Old Latin coviria, meaning "a gathering of men" In this sense, any assembly, public or private, could be called a curia. In addition to the Roman curiae, voting assemblies known as curiae existed in other towns of Latium, and other institutions existed in other parts of Italy.

#2. "Curia" had two principal meanings. Originally, it applied to the wards of the "comitia curiata". Curiate Assembly (comitia curiata) was the principal assembly during the "First Two Decades" of the Roman Republic.

#3. Roman Curia: comprises the administrative institutions of the Holy See for the Royal Courts.

#4. Pompey's Curia, Pompey court built on the initiative of Pompey, integrates into the great architectural complex that the latter has raised within the Champ de Mars. Which is one of the buildings used by the Roman Senate.

Khouri is an Arabic surname that is common to Christians in the Middle East. Being that the term Khoury means "priest" in Arabic, It was derives from the Latin word “Curia”. Although most popular amongst the population in Lebanon, where it is the 2nd most common surname, the name can also be found within Christian communities in Israel, Syria Palestine, and Jordan.

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