Harcourt as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Harcourt

What is the meaning of the name Harcourt ?

The baby name Harcourt is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'us': '/ˈhɑr.kɔrt/', 'uk': '/ˈhɑː.kɔːt/', 'respelling': 'HAR-kort'}.

Harcourt is Norman French in Origin.

Harcourt is an English surname-turned-given name of Norman toponymic origin. It comes from the commune of Harcourt in Normandy, whose name combines court (from Latin cortem, “enclosed yard, estate”) with a continental Germanic personal name built on hari/heri, “army, warrior.” The sense is “Heri’s estate” or, more loosely, “the warrior’s manor/fortified farm.”

Brought to England with the Normans, it was borne by the powerful de Harcourt family and later attached to places like Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire, as well as to British peerage titles (Viscount and Earl Harcourt). As a given name, Harcourt emerged in the 18th-20th centuries, conveying aristocratic polish; bearers include Sir Harcourt Butler (colonial administrator) and the actor Harcourt Williams. Usage today is rare and chiefly masculine. Variants and related forms include the French d'Harcourt and occasional spellings Harcort; informal short forms are Court or, by association, Hart.