Etymology

Curtis

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Today it means: An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person. Full definition →

Old French corteis
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  1. Old French · derived fromcorteis
  2. English todayCurtis

From Old French corteis and curteis (Modern French courtois (“polite, courteous”). Doublet of courteous.

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