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Courtney (also Courteney or Courtenay) is a common given name, or a surname. The name Courtney comes from the English origin, meaning courtier or court attendant. It may refer to:

Family name

Agnes of Courtenay (c.1136–c.1184) was the daughter of Joscelin II of Courtenay
Brendan Courtney - Irish comedian and television presenter
Bryce Courtenay (1933- ) - Australian novelist
Charles Courtenay, Lord Courtenay (1975- ) - American attorney and the son and heir of the 18th Earl of Devon
Dave Courtney (1959- ) – British author and self-proclaimed ex-gangster
Dawn Courtney - American politician
Edward Ernest (Ernie) Courtney (1875–1920) – American baseball player
Hazel Courteney - British journalist specialising in alternative health and spiritual issues
Henry Alexius Courtney (1916–1945) - officer of the US Marine Corps Reserve during WWII, and posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor
Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon (1942- ) - British peer
Jack Courtney (1953- ) - American figure skater
Jacqueline Courtney (1946- ) – American actor
James Courtney (1980- ) - Australian racing driver
Janet Elizabeth Courtney (1865-1954) – British scholar, writer and feminist
Joe Courtney (1953- ) – American lawyer and Democrat politician
John Edgar Courtney (1934- ) – Australian ornithologist
John Courtenay (of Tremere) (1520 - 1560), Cornish MP
Joseph (Joe) Pierre Courtney (1969- ) – American basketball player
Joscelin I of Courtenay (?-1131) - Count of Edessa during its zenith, 1118-1131
Joscelin II of Courtenay (?-1159) - fourth and last ruling count of Edessa
Kent Howard Courtney (1918-1997) – American politician
Leonard Henry Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith (1832–1918) - British politician and man of letters
Nicholas Courtney (1929- ) - British television actor
Robert Ray Courtney (1952- ) – American pharmacist sentenced to 30 years imprisonment in 2002 for fraud involving dilution of chemotherapy prescriptions
Roger 'Jumbo' Courtney – British military officer influential in the establishment of the Special Boat Service
Sean Courtney (1985- ) - Canadian ice hockey player
Sean Courtney (fictional) - charector from three Wilbur Smith novels; When the Lion Feeds, The Sound of Thunder and A Sparrow Falls.
Thomas (Tom) William Courtney (1933- ) - former American athlete
William Courtenay (c. 1342–1396) - English prelate
William Harrison Courtney (1944- ) – American diplomat
William Leonard Courtney (1850–1928) - English author

Given name

Courtney Act – stage name of singer Shane Jenek and semi-finalist in Australian Idol in 2003
Courtney Jason Alexander (1977- ) – American basketball player
Courtney Anderson (1980- ) - American football player
Courteney Cox Arquette (1964- ) - American actor
Courtney Babcock (1972- ) - Canadian runner
Sir Courtney Blackman - Barbadan economist, business consultant and diplomat
Edward Courtney Boyle (1883-1967) - English recipient of the Victoria Cross
Courtney Brown (1978- ) – American footballer
Courtney Brown - American social scientist and proponent of remote viewing
Courtney Oswald Browne (1970- ) - West Indian cricketer
Courtney Chetwynde – fictional character from D.J. MacHale's Pendragon series
Courtney Cox – real name of erotic actress Courtney Simpson
Courtney Crumrin – fictional character in a comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh and released through Oni Press
Courtney Rachel Culkin (1983- ) - American model
Courtney Cummz (1981- ) – stage name of American erotic actress Chrissy Carpenter
Courtney Friel (1980- ) – American television presenter
Courtney Gains (1965- ) - American actor
Courtney Gibbs (1966- ) - Miss USA title winner in 1988
Courtney Gripling - fictional character on Nickelodeon animated series As Told By Ginger
Lawrence Courtney Haines (known as Courtney) (c.1920-1996) - Australian ornithologist
Courtney Hansen - American actor, television personality, syndicated columnist, and model
Courtney Heironimus - mobile suit pilot from the fictional Gundam metaseries
Courtney Hicks Hodges (1887–1966) - American military officer
Mary Courtney Kennedy Hill (known as Courtney) (1956- ) - fifth child of Robert F. Kennedy
Courtney Elizabeth Jines (1992- ) - American actor
Courtney Kennedy (1979- ) - American ice hockey player
Courtney A. Krieger (Cover Girl) - fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero themed toy line of the 1980s
Courtney Anne Kupets (1986- ) - American gymnast
Courtney Michelle Love (1964- ) - American rock musician and actor
Courtney Lynn McCool (1988- ) - American gymnast
Courtney Matthews – fictional character and popular heroine on ABC soap opera General Hospital
Courtney Mitchell - fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders
Courtney Murphy - contestant in the 2004 season of the Australian reality television series Australian Idol
John Courtney Murray (1904–1967) - Jesuit theologian
Courtney Peldon (1981- ) - American television and film actor
Courtney Pine (1964- ) - British jazz musician
Courtney Pulitzer (1969- ) – American Web designer
Courtney Reed – American model who appeared in Playboy magazines in the late 1990s
Courtney Eugene Roby (1983- ) – American football player
Courtney Ross - fictional character from Marvel Comics
Frederick Courteney Selous (or Courtney) (1851-1917) - British explorer and hunter famous for his exploits in East Africa
Courtney Simpson - stage name of erotic actress Courtney Cox
Courtney Solomon (1971- ) - Canadian film director
Courtney Taylor-Taylor (1967- ) - American songwriter, singer and guitarist
Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967- ) - American actor
Courtney B. Vance (1960- ) - American actor
Courtney P. Wallin (1989- ) - Amazing Person
Courtney Andrew Walsh (1962- ) – West Indian cricketer
Courtney Watson (1980- ) - American football player
Courtney Webb (1988- ) - British actor and writer
Courtney Whitmore - fictional superheroine Stargirl in the DC Comics Universe
Courtney Whitney (1897-1969) - American lawyer and Army commander
Courtney Williams - American musician

Places

Camp Courtney - United States Marine Base in Gushikawa, Okinawa, Japan
Courtenay - Canadian city
Courtenay - French commune in the Isère département
Courtenay - French commune in the Loiret département
Courteney - town in Brevard County, Florida, USA
Courtney - tiny lunar impact crater on the Mare Imbrium
Courtney Campbell Causeway – bridge in Florida, USA
Iwerne Courtney - village in north Dorset, England; also known as Shroton
Courtenay Place an inner city suburb in Wellington New Zealand which is part of the Wellington CBD (Central Business District).

Other

Kurt & Courtney - 1998 documentary film about Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, made by Nick Broomfield
USS Courtney - ship of the United States Navy

Resource

Baby names meaning An extensive resource of given names

This disambiguation page lists surname articles associated with the title Courtney.
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 * [[Courtney Thorne-Smith]] (1967- ) - American actor
 * [[Courtney B. Vance]] (1960- ) - American actor
+* [[Courtney P. Wallin]] (1989- ) - Amazing Person
 * [[Courtney Walsh|Courtney Andrew Walsh]] (1962- ) – West Indian cricketer
 * [[Courtney Watson]] (1980- ) - American football player