title: Courtney
text: Courtney is a given name. It is mostly used for females, but is sometimes used for males. The name is of Norman and Old French origin. It came to England in the late 1060s. The name became a given name during the 17th century. It was at first for males. Females did not start getting the name Courtney until after the 1956 publication of "Chocolates for Breakfast". That book is about a woman named Courtney who wishes she had been born male. Courtney is a somewhat common name. People named Courtney include Courteney Cox, Courtney Love and Courtney Thorne-Smith. Fictional characters with the name include Courtney Matthews in the ABC soap opera series General Hospital.
  
  People
  
  Last name of Courtney
   Bryce Courtenay (1933–2012), Australian novelist
   Duane Courtney (born 1985), English footballer
   Ernie Courtney (1875–1920), American baseball player
   James Courtney (1888–1934), New Zealand Military Cross recipient
   Jan Niecisław Baudouin de Courtenay (1845–1929), Polish linguist, creator of the idea of the phoneme
   Joel Courtney (born 1996), American film actor
   John Edgar Courtney (born 1934), Australian ornithologist
   Mel Courtney, New Zealand Independent politician
   Nicholas Courtney (1929–2011), British television actor
   Roger Courtney, British military officer influential in the establishment of the Special Boat Service
   Tom Courtenay, English actor
  
  First name of Courtney
   Courtney Alexander (born 1977), American basketball player
   Courtney Anderson (born 1980), American football player
   Courtney Babcock (born 1972), Canadian runner
   Courtney Hodges (1887–1966), United States Army general
   Courtney Kennedy (born 1979), American ice hockey player
   Courtney Lawes (born 1989), English rugby union player
   Courtney Lee (born 1985), American basketball player
   Courtney Paris (born 1987), American basketball player
   Courtney Solomon (born 1971), Canadian film director
   Courtney Vandersloot (born 1989), American basketball player
   Courtney Webb (born 1988), British actress and writer
   Courtney Whitney (1897–1969), American lawyer and Army commander
  
  Places
   Courtenay, British Columbia, a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island
   Courtenay River, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
   Courtenay, New Zealand, a locality in the Selwyn District
   Courtenay (New Zealand electorate), a former electorate in Canterbury, based on the locality of the same name
   Courtenay, Florida, an unincorporated community in Brevard County
   Courtney, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Yadkin County
   Courtney, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood of the borough of New Eagle
   Courtney Peak, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
  
  Science
   Courtney (crater), a tiny lunar impact crater
  
  Given names