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Revision as of 20:25, 9 November 2010
Gender | Unisex but chiefly female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Norman, Old French |
Region of origin | England |
Other names | |
Related names | Courteney, Courtenay |
Courtney (also Courteney or Courtenay) is a common given name, derived from an English surname[1].
Surname origin
This name is of Norman, Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It has two quite distinct interpretations: firstly, the surname may be locational, from places called Courtenay in the regions of Loiret and Gatinais which are named from a Gallo-Roman landlord "Curtenus" (a derivative of the Latin "curtus", short), with the locational suffix "-acum". The second possible derivation of the surname is from a nickname for a person who had a snub nose, from the Old French "court, curt", short, with "nez", nose. Many early European surnames were created from the habitual use of nicknames, often bestowed with reference to a person's physical attributes or peculiarities.
In some cases, bearers of the surname may be of Irish descent, since Courtney is also an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "O'Curnain", descendant of Curnan, from an Old Irish personal name of obscure origins. Recordings of the name from London Church Registers include: the christening of Thomas Courtney at All Hallows, London Wall, on 11 November 1569, and the marriage of William Courtney and Mary Lucas on 22 March 1590, at St Dunstan's, Stepney. John Courtney and his wife, Sybbill, were early emigrants to America, leaving London on the "Paule" in July 1635, bound for Virginia. An early coat of arms granted to the family depicts a blue fesse between three torteaux on a gold shield. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Reginald de Curtenay, which was dated 1164, in "Feudal Documents from the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds", Suffolk, during the reign of King Henry II, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154-1189.
People surnamed Courtney
- Beth Courtney (1945- ), president and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Brendan Courtney, Irish television presenter
- Bryce Courtenay (1933- ), Australian novelist
- Charles Courtenay, Lord Courtenay (1975- ), American attorney and the son and heir of the 18th Earl of Devon
- Charles E. Courtney (1849-1920), American rower and rowing coach.
- Dave Courtney (1959- ), British author and self-proclaimed ex-gangster
- Dawn Courtney, American politician
- Duane Courtney (born 1985), English footballer
- Ernie Courtney (1875–1920), American baseball player
- Hazel Courteney, British journalist specialising in alternative health and spiritual issues
- Henry A. Courtney, Jr. (1916–1945), officer of the US Marine Corps Reserve during World War II, and posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon (1942- ), British peer
- Jack Courtney (1953- ), American figure skater
- Jacqueline Courtney (1946- ), American actor
- James Courtney (1980- ), Australian racing driver
- James Courtney (New Zealand) (1888-1934), New Zealand Military Cross recipient
- Jan Niecisław Baudouin de Courtenay (1845-1929), Polish linguist, creator of the idea of the phoneme
- Janet E. Courtney (1865-1954), British scholar, writer and feminist
- Joe Courtney (politician) (1953- ), American lawyer and Democratic politician
- John Edgar Courtney (1934- ), Australian ornithologist
- John Ira Courtney (1889-1968), member of the American track and field team at the 1912 Olympic games
- Jon Courtney
- Joscelin I of Courtenay (Joscelin I, Count of Edessa) (?-1131), Count of Edessa during its zenith, 1118-1131
- Joscelin II of Courtenay, (Joscelin II, Count of Edessa) (?-1159), fourth and last ruling count of Edessa
- Kent Courtney (1918-1997), American politician
- Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith (1832–1918), British politician and man of letters
- Mel Courtney, New Zealand Independent politician
- Nicholas Courtney (1929- ), British television actor
- Robert Courtney (1952- ), American pharmacist sentenced to 30 years imprisonment in 2002 for fraud involving dilution of chemotherapy prescriptions
- Roger Courtney, British military officer influential in the establishment of the Special Boat Service
- Tom Courtenay, English actor
- Tom Courtney (1933- ), former American athlete
- William Courtenay (c. 1342–1396), English prelate
- William Harrison Courtney (1944- ), American diplomat
- William Leonard Courtney (1850–1928), English author
Courtney as given name
Female
- Courtney Babcock (1972- ), Canadian runner
- Courteney Cox (1964- ), American actress
- Courtney Rachel Culkin (1983- ), American model
- Courtney Cummz (1981- ), stage name of American erotic actress Chrissy Carpenter
- Courtney Friel (1980- ), American television presenter
- Courtney Gibbs (1966- ), Miss USA title winner in 1988
- Courtney Hansen, American actor, television personality, syndicated columnist, and model
- Courtney Kennedy Hill (1956- ), fifth child of Robert F. Kennedy
- Courtney Halverson (1989- ), American actor
- Courtney Jines (1992- ), American actor
- Courtney Kupets (1986- ), American gymnast
- Courtney Love (1964- ), American rock musician and actor
- Courtney McCool (1988- ), American gymnast
- Courtney Meldrum (1977- ), American long-distance runner
- Courtney Paris (1987– ), American basketball player
- Courtney Peldon (1981- ), American television and film actress
- Courtney Simpson, erotic actress
- Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967- ), American actor
- Courtney Webb (1988- ), British actor and writer
- Courtney Gibbs (1966- ), Miss USA 1988
Male
- Courtney Alexander (1977- ), American basketball player
- Courtney Anderson (1980- ), American football player
- Sir Courtney Blackman, Barbadan economist, business consultant and diplomat
- Edward Courtney Boyle (1883-1967), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Courtney Brown, American social scientist and proponent of remote viewing
- Courtney Brown (football) (1978- ), American football player
- Courtney Browne (1970- ), West Indian cricketer
- Charles Courtney Curran (1861-1942), American Impressionist painter
- Courtney Gains (1965- ), American actor
- Lawrence Courtney Haines (known as Courtney) (c.1920-1996), Australian ornithologist
- Courtney Hodges (1887–1966), United States Army general
- Courtney Kennedy (1979- ), American ice hockey player
- Courtney Lee (1985-), American basketball player
- Courtney Murphy (1979- ), contestant in the 2004 season of the Australian reality television series Australian Idol
- John Courtney Murray (1904–1967), Jesuit theologian
- Courtney Pine (1964- ), British jazz musician
- Courtney Pitt (1981- ), English footballer
- Courtney Robinson (1986- ), American football player
- Courtney Roby (1983- ), American football player
- Courtney Solomon (1971- ), Canadian film director
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor (1967- ), American songwriter, singer and guitarist
- Courtney B. Vance (1960- ), American actor
- Courtney Walsh (1962- ), West Indian cricketer
- Courtney Watson (1980- ), American football player
- Courtney Whitney (1897-1969), American lawyer and Army commander
Transgender
- Courtney Act, stage name of singer Shane Jenek and semi-finalist in Australian Idol in 2003
Fictional characters
- Courtney, a character in the Cartoon Network animated series Total Drama Island and the sequel Total Drama Action.
- Courtney Chetwynde, from D.J. MacHale's Pendragon series
- Courtney Crumrin, character in a comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh and released through Oni Press
- Courtney Gripling, character on Nickelodeon animated series As Told By Ginger
- Courtney Heironimus, mobile suit pilot from the fictional Gundam metaseries
- Courtney A. Krieger (Cover Girl (G.I. Joe)), character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero themed toy line of the 1980s
- Courtney Matthews, popular heroine on ABC soap opera General Hospital
- Courtney Mitchell, character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Courtney Ross, fictional character from Marvel Comics
- Courtney Whitmore, superheroine Stargirl in the DC Comics Universe
- Courtney Lane, a character from the Nickelodeon TV movie Spectacular!
See also
- Courtney (disambiguation)
- The House of Courtenay (a family)
- The Earldom of Devon
- Kurt & Courtney, 1998 documentary film about grunge rocker Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love