Court - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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• As an English and French surname, from the noun court. Also from the French adjective court (“short”).
• As an Irish surname, reduced from McCourt.

Court

1. A surname from Middle English for someone who worked or lived in a court.
2. Nickname for someone named Courtney.
   • 2025, Lisa Scottoline, The Unravelling of Julia, page 40:
     'Hey Court, I just got off the phone with the detective on Mike's case. Got a second?' 'Sure,' Courtney answered, excited.
3. A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.

• Crout, Curto, Turco, Turco-, crout

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