Courtney: The name "Courtney" is of Old French origin, derived from the surname "de Courtenay," which itself comes from the place name Courtenay in France. Find related names, variants, and usage details on Namepedia.
Courtney appeared among the 1,000 most popular names for American girls for the first time in the 1960s. The name was further popularized by Courtney Patterson, a character played by Natalie Wood in the 1973 American television film The Affair.
Congressman Joe Courtney was elected in 2006 to represent the Second Congressional District of Connecticut in the House of Representatives. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
From the aristocratic English surname Courtney, which was derived either from the French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short") or else from a Norman nickname meaning "short nose".
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Learn about the name Courtney including the meaning, gender, origin, popularity, and more.
Courtney as a girls' name (also used less widely as boys' name Courtney) is pronounced KORT-nee. It is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Courtney is "domain of Curtius".
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The name Courtney is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means A French Dynasty Name. From the "House of Courtenay," a medieval French dynasty.