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Courtney (given name)

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Courtney is a unisex given name.

Courtney was used as a given name for men beginning at least as far back as the 17th century (e.g. the British Member of Parliament Sir Courtney Pool, 1677).[1] As a given name for women, however, it gained wide acceptance only in the years following the 1956 publication of Pamela Moore's novel "Chocolates for Breakfast", whose protagonist Courtney Farrell sometimes wishes she had been born a man.[2]

Spelling variations include Cortney, Courteney, Cortnee, Courtenay, Kortney and Kourtney.

Notable people and characters with the given name include:

Female

Male

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. ^ The Parliamentary History of ENGLAND. T.C. Hansard, Peterborough-Court, Fleet-Street. 1808. p. 874.
  2. ^ Robert Nedelkoff (1997). "Pamela Moore Plus Forty". The Baffler (10): 104–117. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2010-10-13.