Courtney facts for kids

Courtney is a given name. It is mostly used for females, but is sometimes 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. 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

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