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maleCourtney - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's and girl's name Courtney \co(u)-rt-ney, cour-tney\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "domain of Curtis". Surname and place name, originally a Norman baronial name from places in Northen France called Courtenay. In earlier times, it was wrongly taken as a nickname derived from Old French "court nez", meaning "short nose". Usually feminine in the US nowadays. Actors Tom Courtenay, Courtney B. Vance.

Courtney has 4 variant forms: Cortney, Courtenay, Courtenay and Curt.

For more information, see also related names Cort and Fortney.

Baby names that sound like Courtney are Coryden and Gorten.

Courtney is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Courtney. Click here to compare Courtney with related baby names.

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Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Courtney

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