# Courtenay

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,551

## Definitions
1. A female given name.
2. A male given name.
3. A surname.
4. A place name:
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## Etymology
From Latin Curtenus, from curtus (“short”), via Norman.

## Easily confused with
- **courtesy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courtenay-vs-courtesy)
- **Courtney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courtenay-vs-courtney)
- **courtesan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courtenay-vs-courtesan)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccourtenay`, `corutenay`, `couretnay`, `courrtenay`, `courteany`, `courtenayy`, `courtennay`, `courtenya`, `courtneay`, `courttenay`, `coutrenay`, `cuortenay`, `ocurtenay`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/courtenay