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What does Curtis mean?
Curtis 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced KERT-iss. It is of English and Old French origin, and the meaning of Curtis is "courteous, polite". Surname, in origin a nickname used in the Middle Ages for a courteous person. In earlier times, it was linked with Middle English "curt" meaning "short leggings". See also Kort. General Curtis Le May; golfer Curtis Strange; football player Curtis Martin.
ASSOCIATED WITH surname
Variations
VARIANTS Curcio, Curt▼, Curtell, Curtice, Curtiss, Kurtis▼
SEE ALSO Cortez
OTHER FORMS VIA KORT Cort, Court, Kurt▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Curtis Gionni (C.G.), ..
How popular is Curtis?
Curtis is a very popular first name for males (#112 out of 1220, Top 9%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#280 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Curtis reached its top rank of #79 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, and is currently at #616. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Cort, Cortez (#1236 VIA LATEST LIST), Curt, Curtiss, Kurt (#1732) and Kurtis are the popular variation forms of Curtis (#616). These relations of Curtis were popular with parents in the 1960s (USAGE OF 0.44%) and have become significantly less common since (USAGE 0.04%, ▼92%), with forms like Curt becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Curtis▼ is pronounced similarly to Cortes and Kurtiss. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aris, Arris, Arvis, Baris, Boris, Borris, Burnis, Caddis, Cardin, Carlin, Carlos, Carmin, Carter▲, Cartier, Carvil, Ceri, Cetus, Chris▼, Cirrus, Cletis, Cletos, Cletus▼, Clitus, Clovis, Colis, Collis, Corbie, Corbin▲, Corbit, Cordas, Corie, Corliss, Corrie, Corrin, Corvin, Corwin, Costas, Craig▼, Craik, Crain, Creik, Cris, Cullin, Curley, Curran, Currey, Currie, Currier, Curro, Curry, Cyril▼, Cyrus▲, Eustis, Faris, Ferris, Harris, Idris▲, Jaris, Jarvis▼, Jervis, Joris, Justis, Kostis, Kris▼, Luis, Moris, Nuris, Orsis, Otis▼, Ottis▼, Paris▼, Purvis and Tullis. These names tend to be less frequently used than Curtis.
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