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Cortina
How to Pronounce Cortina
Pronounced kor-TEE-nuh /kΙrΛti.nΙ/Medium
Meaning: Cortina is Italian for 'curtain' and names the Alpine resort Cortina d'Ampezzo and the well-known Ford Cortina car; as a girl's name its inspiration β place, car, or a Courtney-style coinage β is uncertain.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Cortina is an Italian word meaning 'curtain' and the name of the fashionable Dolomites resort Cortina d'Ampezzo; it is also the Ford Cortina, a hugely popular car of the 1960s and 1970s. As a girl's name any of these β or an echo of Courtney β could be the spark, which leaves it uncertain.
It was always very rare and reads as a place-or-word name rather than an inherited one. A Cortina from its brief early-1970s showing is now in her fifties.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Cortina mean?
Cortina is an Italian word for 'curtain' and a place and car name; as a girl's name its inspiration is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Cortina?
It's said kor-TEE-nuh /kΙrΛti.nΙ/ β 3 syllables, stress on the second.
Is Cortina a boy or girl name?
Cortina is used as a girl's name in the U.S.
How popular is Cortina?
Cortina is a very rare girl's name in the U.S., with a brief showing in the early nineteen-seventies.