Courtney - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Courtney \co(u)-rt-ney, cour-tney\ 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 popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Courtney. Click here to compare Courtney with related baby names.