English Explanatory Dictionary

Curtis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida.
  5. An unincorporated community in Portage Township, Mackinac County, Michigan.
  6. A township in Alcona County, Michigan.
  7. A minor city in Frontier County, Nebraska.
  8. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington.
  9. A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɝtɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Curtis.wav /ˈkɜːtɪs/

Word forms

Curtis Curtiss

Etymology

From Old French corteis and curteis (Modern French courtois (“polite, courteous”). Doublet of courteous.

Related words

Curt Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome Kurt Kurtis Thornton Curtis
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