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Courtenay

Courtenay proper noun: a female given name.

courtenay: a female given name
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Proper noun

Courtenay

  1. A female given name.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A surname.
  4. A city in the Regional District of Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, named after the Courtenay River.
  5. A minor city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community on Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida, United States.
  7. A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
  8. A commune in Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
  9. A small townsite in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, Western Australia.
  10. A rural locality in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand, indirectly named after Lord Courtenay.

Origin of Courtenay

From Latin Curtenus, from curtus (“short”), via Norman.

Words formed from Courtenay

Questions about Courtenay

What does Courtenay mean?
Courtenay means a female given name.
What part of speech is Courtenay?
Courtenay is a proper noun.

Words near Courtenay in the dictionary

  1. courtbred
  2. courtcraft
  3. courted
  4. courtee
  5. courtees
  6. Courtenay
  7. Courteney
  8. courteous
  9. courteouslie
  10. courteously
  11. courteousness

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