Courtney - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Courtney \

, also used as boy's name Courtney, is pronounced KORT-nee. It is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "domain of Curtius". Transferred use of the surname, originally a place name from France called Courtenay. A name with upper-class connotations. Courtlyn is a contemporary variant. Actresses Courteney Cox, Courtney Love.

Courtney has 27 variant forms: Cordney, Cordni, Cortenay, Corteney, Cortland, Cortnee, Cortneigh, Cortney, Cortnie, Cortny, Courtenay, Courteneigh, Courteney, Courtland, Courtlyn, Courtnay, Courtnee, Courtnie, Courtny, Kordney, Kortney, Kortni, Kourtenay, Kourtneigh, Kourtney, Kourtnee and Kourtnie.

For more information, see also the related name Fortney.

Baby names that sound like Courtney are Carden and Gardner.

Courtney is a very common first name for women (#245 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1273 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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