Cortni as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cortni

What is the meaning of the name Cortni ?

The baby name Cortni is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɔːrtni/ (KORT-nee).

Cortni is English, Norman in Origin.

Cortni is a modern phonetic spelling of Courtney, an English given name from the Norman French surname Courtenay. That surname marked someone from the French towns called Courtenay and is linked to the medieval Courtenay family. Most scholars trace it to a Latin nickname from curtus, “short,” yielding the personal name Curtenus and then the place-name Courtenay; a later folk link to the royal “court” also persists. Hence the sense is “from Courtenay,” with secondary associations of “short” or “courtly.”

As a given name, Courtney appeared in English-speaking use by the 17th century, first for boys, then became solidly unisex, peaking for girls in the 1980s–1990s with boosts from Courteney Cox and Courtney Love. Cortni arose in the late 20th century as a streamlined, uncommon variant. Related spellings include Courtney, Courteney, Cortney, Kortney, Kourtney, Kortni, Cortnee, and Kortnee. Cortni keeps the COURT-nee pronunciation while offering a crisp, contemporary look.