Curtis.
An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person.
Meaning & usage
An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Portage Township, Mackinac County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Alcona County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Frontier County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington.
A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.
Where this word comes from
From Old French corteis and curteis (Modern French courtois (“polite, courteous”). Doublet of courteous.
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