Courtenay

Meanings

1. A female given name.
2. A male given name.
3. A surname.
4. A place name:
5. A city in the Regional District of Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, named after the Courtenay River.
6. A minor city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States.
7. An unincorporated community on Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida, United States.
8. A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
9. A commune in Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
10. A small townsite in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, Western Australia.
11. A rural locality in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand, indirectly named after Lord Courtenay.

Etymology

From Latin Curtenus, from curtus (“short”), via Norman.