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View Name: Courtney


COURTNEY
GENDER: Feminine & Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: KORT-nee   [key]
Meaning & History
From an aristocratic English surname 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". As a feminine name in America, it first became popular during the 1970s.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Cortney, Kortney, Kourtney
Popularity
United States  ranked #418 
England/Wales  - 
Canada (BC)  - 
Australia (NSW)  - 
Ireland  - 
Northern Ireland  - 
Scotland  - 



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