Curtis

  • Boy
  • 6 letters
English Polite; courteous.
French From a surname derived from the Old French 'curteis' meaning courteous.
Literary A literary name from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, where it belongs to a servant to Petruchio.

Curtis is a boy’s name of English, French and Literary origin. Meaning in English: Polite; courteous. Meaning in French: From a surname derived from the Old French ‘curteis’ meaning courteous. A literary name from Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, where it belongs to a servant to Petruchio. The name has 6 letters.

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French Spanish

Courteous. Friendly; polite.

Literary

A literary name from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, where it belongs to , also called 'What You Will' Gentleman attending on the Duke.

Curt

Boy

English French Latin

A diminutive of Curtis, meaning courteous, or an alternative spelling of Kurt or Cort. From a surname derived from the Old French 'curteis' meaning courteous. Also, from the court. Short.

English French

Courteous. See also Curt.

English

From the Old English 'cuth' meaning famous, and 'beorth' meaning bright.