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'''Curtis''' or '''Curtiss''' is a common English ] and ] of ] origin, deriving from the ] ''curteis'' (] ''courtois'') which was in turn derived from ] ''cohors'' Nicknames include Curt, Curty and Curtie. '''Curtis''' or '''Curtiss''' is a common English ] and ] of ] origin, deriving from the ] ''curteis'' (] ''courtois'') which was in turn derived from ] ''cohors'' Nicknames include Curt, Curty and Curtie.


The name means "polite, courteous, or well-bred".<ref>Percy Hide Reaney, Richard Middlewood Wilson, ''A Dictionary of English Surnames'' (1991), p. 121</ref> It is a compound of ''curt-'' "court" and ''-eis'' "-ish".<ref> CNRTL {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The spelling ''u'' to render in Old French was mainly ] and Norman, when the spelling ''o'' was the usual ] one, Modern French ''ou'' . ''-eis'' is the ] suffix for ''-ois'', Western French (including Anglo-Norman) keeps ''-eis'', simplified to ''-is'' in English. The word ''court'' shares the same etymology but retains a Modern French spelling, after the orthography had changed.<ref>T. F. Hoad, ''English Etymology'', Oxford University Press paperbook 1993. p. 101a</ref> The name means "polite, courteous, or well-bred".<ref>{{cite book|first1=Percy Hide|last1=Reaney|first2=Richard Middlewood|last2=Wilson|title=A Dictionary of English Surnames|year=1991|edition=3|publisher=Routledge|location=New York|isbn=0-415-05737-X|page=121}}</ref> It is a compound of ''curt-'' "court" and ''-eis'' "-ish".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnrtl.fr/etymologie/courtois|title=Etymologie de Courtois|language=fr|website=CNRTL|date=2012|access-date=23 January 2014}}</ref> The spelling ''u'' to render in Old French was mainly ] and Norman, when the spelling ''o'' was the usual ] one, Modern French ''ou'' . ''-eis'' is the ] suffix for ''-ois'', Western French (including Anglo-Norman) keeps ''-eis'', simplified to ''-is'' in English. The word ''court'' shares the same etymology but retains a Modern French spelling, after the orthography had changed.<ref>{{cite book|editor-first=Terry F.|editor-last=Hoad|title=The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology|series=Oxford paperback reference|location=Oxford|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1993|isbn=0-19-283098-8|page=101a}}</ref>


It was brought to England (and subsequently, the rest of the Isles) via the ]. In the United Kingdom, the name Curtis was at its height in 1996, when it was the 78th most popular boy's name in England and Wales.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} Curtis was the 72nd most popular boy's name in 1963 in the United States,{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} but has declined in popularity there since.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} Many ] immigrants in ] with the last name ] have adopted the name ''Curtis'', since it is pronounced similarly and helped them integrate into their new community. It was brought to England (and subsequently, the rest of the Isles) via the ]. In the United Kingdom, the name Curtis was at its height in 1996, when it was the 78th most popular boy's name in England and Wales.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} Curtis was the 72nd most popular boy's name in 1963 in the United States,{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} but has declined in popularity there since.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} Many ] immigrants in ] with the last name '']'' have adopted the name ''Curtis'', since it is pronounced similarly and helped them integrate into their new community.

''Curtis'' or ''De Curtis'' is also a rare Italian surname.


== Surname == == Surname ==
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*] (born 1975), American rapper, actor and entrepreneur (better known as 50 Cent) *Curtis Jackson III (born 1975), American rapper, actor and entrepreneur, known professionally as ]
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Revision as of 18:09, 25 November 2023

This article is about the human name. For other uses, see Curtis (disambiguation).
Curtis
Pronunciation/ˈkɜːtɪs/
GenderMale
Language(s)English
Origin
Word/nameAnglo-Norman
MeaningPolite, Courteous, Well-Bred
Other names
Related namesKertész, Kurt, Cortez, Carson,

Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin, deriving from the Old French curteis (Modern French courtois) which was in turn derived from Latin cohors Nicknames include Curt, Curty and Curtie.

The name means "polite, courteous, or well-bred". It is a compound of curt- "court" and -eis "-ish". The spelling u to render in Old French was mainly Anglo-Norman and Norman, when the spelling o was the usual Parisian French one, Modern French ou . -eis is the Old French suffix for -ois, Western French (including Anglo-Norman) keeps -eis, simplified to -is in English. The word court shares the same etymology but retains a Modern French spelling, after the orthography had changed.

It was brought to England (and subsequently, the rest of the Isles) via the Norman Conquest. In the United Kingdom, the name Curtis was at its height in 1996, when it was the 78th most popular boy's name in England and Wales. Curtis was the 72nd most popular boy's name in 1963 in the United States, but has declined in popularity there since. Many Hungarian immigrants in English-speaking countries with the last name Kertész have adopted the name Curtis, since it is pronounced similarly and helped them integrate into their new community.

Curtis or De Curtis is also a rare Italian surname.

Surname

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Given name

People

Fictional characters

  • Curtis Holt (Arrowverse), fictional character in Arrow on CW as Mister Terrific played by Actor Echo Kellum
  • Curtis Donovan, fictional character played by actor Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as part of the UK television series Misfits
  • Curtis Manning, fictional character played by Jamaican-Canadian actor Roger Cross as part of the television series 24
  • Curtis Wilkins, fictional character from the comic strip Curtis
  • Curtis (Stargate), recurring character in Stargate Universe

Middle name

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References

  1. Reaney, Percy Hide; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames (3 ed.). New York: Routledge. p. 121. ISBN 0-415-05737-X.
  2. "Etymologie de Courtois". CNRTL (in French). 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. Hoad, Terry F., ed. (1993). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 101a. ISBN 0-19-283098-8.
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