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Court.

A surname from Middle English for someone who worked or lived in a court.

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Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname from Middle English for someone who worked or lived in a court.

  2. Nickname for someone named Courtney.

  3. A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.

Where this word comes from

* As an English and French surname, from the noun court. Also from the French adjective court (“short”). * As an Irish surname, reduced from McCourt.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.