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The boy's name Courtney \co(u)-rt-ney, cour-tney\, also used as girl's name Courtney, 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 America 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 very common first name for men (#488 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1273 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census) Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Courtney. Compare Courtney with its variant forms and related boy names.
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