Courtenay - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Courtenay \co(u)-rte-nay, cour-tenay\, also used as girl's name Courtenay, is a variant of Cort (English, Old German) and Courtney (Old English), and the meaning of Courtenay is "courtier, court attendant; brave; domain of Curtis".

The baby name Courtenay sounds like Cortney and Gorten. Other similar baby names are Fortenay, Fourtney, Forteny and Forteney.

Courtenay is an uncommon first name for men but a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#57857 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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