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♂ Cortez
What does Cortez mean?
Cortez 
as a boys' name is pronounced kor-TEZ. It is of Spanish origin, and the meaning of Cortez 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.
STARTS WITH Cor-
ASSOCIATED WITH surname, 16th century, small (little)
Variations
VARIANTS Cortes, Kortes, Kortez
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CURTIS Curt▼, Curtell
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cortez Kaysen (C.K.), ..
How popular is Cortez?
Cortez is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#1154 out of 1220, Top 95%) and an even more prominent surname for all people (#367 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Cortez reached its peak rank of #533 in the U.S. in the year 1990, and is currently at #1236. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Curt and Curtis (#616 LAST YEAR) are the prominent related forms of Cortez (#1236) listed in the Top 2000. These forms of Cortez reached the peak of their popularity in the 1960s (MEDIAN #557) and are now significantly less widespread.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Carter▲, Colten, Colter, Corben, Corbet, Cordas, Coree (see Corey), Coren, Corey▼, Corie, Corley, Cornel, Corney, Correy, Cort, Cortney, Corty, Coster, Cotten, Gorten, Horten, Jontez, Montez, Morten and Porter▲. These names tend to be less commonly used than Cortez.
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