Courtenay.
A female given name.
Meaning & usage
A female given name.
A male given name.
A surname.
A place name: A city in the Regional District of Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, named after the Courtenay River.
A place name: A minor city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States.
A place name: An unincorporated community on Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida, United States.
A place name: A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
A place name: A commune in Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
A place name: A small townsite in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, Western Australia.
A place name: A rural locality in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand, indirectly named after Lord Courtenay.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Curtenus, from curtus (“short”), via Norman.
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