Courtney

Courtney is a given name. It is used for females and used for males. The name is of Norman and Old French origin. It came to England in the late 1060s. The name became a given name during the 17th century. While it can be used for either gender, it is more frequently utilized for girls. The name Courtney is associated with the French courtier, or court attendant, and has been in use since the 1960s. This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).

It was at first for males. Females did not start getting the name Courtney until after the 1956 publication of "Chocolates for Breakfast". That book is about a woman named Courtney who wishes she had been born male. Courtney is a somewhat common name. People named Courtney include Courteney Cox, Courtney Love and Courtney Thorne-Smith. Fictional characters with the name include Courtney Matthews in the ABC soap opera series General Hospital.

People
Last name of Courtney
 Bryce Courtenay (1933–2012), Australian novelist
 Duane Courtney (born 1985), English footballer
 Ernie Courtney (1875–1920), American baseball player
 James Courtney (1888–1934), New Zealand Military Cross recipient
 Jan Niecisław Baudouin de Courtenay (1845–1929), Polish linguist, creator of the idea of the phoneme
 Joel Courtney (born 1996), American film actor
 John Edgar Courtney (born 1934), Australian ornithologist
 Mel Courtney, New Zealand Independent politician
 Nicholas Courtney (1929–2011), British television actor
 Roger Courtney, British military officer influential in the establishment of the Special Boat Service
 Tom Courtenay, English actor

First name of Courtney
 Courtney Alexander (born 1977), American basketball player
 Courtney Anderson (born 1980), American football player
 Courtney Babcock (born 1972), Canadian runner
 Courtney Hodges (1887–1966), United States Army general
 Courtney Kennedy (born 1979), American ice hockey player
 Courtney Lawes (born 1989), English rugby union player
 Courtney Lee (born 1985), American basketball player
 Courtney Paris (born 1987), American basketball player
 Courtney Solomon (born 1971), Canadian film director
 Courtney Vandersloot (born 1989), American basketball player
 Courtney Webb (born 1988), British actress and writer
 Courtney Whitney (1897–1969), American lawyer and Army commander
 Courtney Love  (born 1964) , American rock musician and actress

Places
 Courtenay, British Columbia, a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island
 Courtenay River, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
 Courtenay, New Zealand, a locality in the Selwyn District
 Courtenay (New Zealand electorate), a former electorate in Canterbury, based on the locality of the same name
 Courtenay, Florida, an unincorporated community in Brevard County
 Courtney, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Yadkin County
 Courtney, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood of the borough of New Eagle
 Courtney Peak, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica

Science
 Courtney (crater), a tiny lunar impact crater

References

Category:Given names