English Explanatory Dictionary

Courtney

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
  4. A place in the United States:
  5. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Missouri.
  6. An unincorporated community in South Liberty Township, Yadkin County, North Carolina.
  7. A village in Union Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔː(ɹ)tni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Courtney.wav

Word forms

Courtney Courtneys Cotney Kourtney Courteney

Etymology

Variant of Courtenay, an aristocratic Norman surname derived from place names in Normandy, from Latin Curtenus, a personal name from curtus (“short”).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 考特尼 Chinese Mandarin: 考特妮
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