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Courtni
How to Pronounce Courtni
Pronounced KORT-nee /ˈkɔːrt.ni/Medium
Meaning: Courtni is a respelling of Courtney, an aristocratic English surname from the Norman French — either from a place called Courtenay or a nickname 'court-nez', 'short nose'. Enormously popular for girls in the eighties, Courtney spawned the trimmed -i spelling; the meaning follows the parent.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Courtni is a variant of Courtney, an English surname from the Norman French, explained either as 'from Courtenay' or as the nickname court-nez, 'short nose'. Courtney soared as a girls' name in the nineteen-eighties, and trimmed spellings like Courtni followed. Recorded from around 1974, it crested about 1990 at just over sixty girls a year.
This spelling always trailed the standard Courtney and faded by the twenty-tens. Two brisk beats, Courtni reads as an eighties respelling; Courtney itself is now the form drifting toward vintage territory.
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What does the name Courtni mean?
Courtni is a respelling of Courtney, an English surname meaning 'short nose' or 'from Courtenay'.
How do you pronounce Courtni?
It's said KORT-nee /ˈkɔːrt.ni/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Courtni a boy or girl name?
Courtni is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Courtni?
Courtni was an uncommon respelling of Courtney that crested around the start of the nineteen-nineties and has been rare since.