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 Meaning of name Courtney
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Meaning  The name Courtney has the following meaning: An Old English name meaning "court-dweller", which has a higher class connotation. It was originally used as a surname before migrating to first name status. An elegant name.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Courtney is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 102 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Courtney fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 37 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 307 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Courtney in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Courtney is pronounced as kort-nee Origins Related names Variants Popular Variants for the name Courtney: Cordney, Cordni, Cortenay, Corteney, Cortnea, Cortnee, Cortneia, Cortneigh, Cortney (English), Cortni, Court (Nickname), Courtenay, Courteney, Kortney (English), Kortni, Kourtenay, Kourtney (English) Nicknames Common nicknames for the name Courtney are: Court
Style We think the name Courtney should fall under the following style category: For Both Genders. See other For Both Genders namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Courtney to be: A bright, mischievous girlIn one word, you might describe Courtney as a(n) " mischievous" person. See other "mischievous" names for boys and girls. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Courtney (or its variants) are: Courtney Michelle Love, born on 9 July, a famous musician. Courtney Michelle Love's background: American rock musician and actress. She is best known as lead singer, songwriter and lyricist for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole. She was also married for two years to the late Nirvana front man, Kurt Cobain. She made many headlines for her controversial behaviour, dealing with a drug problem, and her style of performing. She is also noted for inventing a style, with smeared makeup, ripped stockings and such, which later came to be known as Kinderwhore. Courteney Bass Cox, born on 15 June, a famous actress. Courteney Bass Cox's background: American actress and former model. She is most famous for her role in the successful sitcom 'Friends', as Monica Geller. She also appeared in the trilogy of Scream movies, acting as the tough reporter, Gale Weathers. Currently, she appears as Lucy Spiller, a tabloid editor, in 'Dirt', a television drama for FX Networks. Courtney Friel, born on 22 April, a famous anchor. Courtney Friel's background: Beautiful blonde American entertainment reporter for the Fox News Channel. Prior to joining Fox News, she also worked as anchor of many programs such as sports anchor and entertainment reporter for GoTV Mobile Television, as well as the hostess for the World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel. 
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