Cortez

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proper noun

A surname from Spanish.

OriginSpanish Cortez →
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Meanings

proper nounCortez (countable and uncountable, plural Cortezs or Cortezes)

plural Cortezs · plural Cortezes

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Spanish.
  2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. SpanishCortez
  2. EnglishCortez

From Spanish Cortez, variant of Cortés.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Crozet
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APA

Cortez. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cortez

MLA

“Cortez.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cortez. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cortez,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cortez.

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