Cortez - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Cortez \c(o)-r

is pronounced kor-TEZ. It is of Spanish origin, and its meaning is "courteous". May also mean "court-dweller". Variant of Curtis. Historical: surname of the Spanish explorer and adventurer Hernando Cortes (16th century) who with a small expeditionary force conquered the Aztec civilization of Mexico.

Cortez has 3 variant forms: Cortes, Kortes and Kortez.

Baby names that sound like Cortez are Cordas, Kurtis, Curtiss, Curtice and Kruz.

Cortez is a somewhat common first name for men (#1154 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#481 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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