Courtney is a

unisex given name A unisex name (also known as an epicene name, a gender-neutral name or an androgynous name) is a given name that is not gender-specific. Unisex names are common in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. By contrast, some co ...

that is a transferred use of the

Norman French Norman or Norman French (, , Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a '' langue d'oïl'' spoken in the historical and cultural region of Normandy. The name "Norman French" is sometimes also used to describe the administrative languages of '' Angl ...

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

and place name Courtenay, meaning "domain of Curtius". Courtenay was used as a given name for men beginning in the 17th century (e.g. the British Member of Parliament

Sir Courtenay Pole, 2nd Baronet Sir Courtenay Pole, 2nd Baronet (1619–1695), of Shute, Devon, was an English politician, who is best remembered as the sponsor of the hearth tax, which earned him the jeering nickname "Sir Chimney Pole". Background He was the second son o ...

, 1619-1695). Courtenay has been in use as a given name for women in the

Southern United States The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South) is List of regions of the United States, census regions defined by the United States Cens ...

since the 18th century. American woman Courtenay Tucker (1704-1757) resided in

Charles County, Virginia Charles City County is a county located in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated southeast of Richmond and west of Jamestown. It is bounded on the south by the James River and on the east by the Chickahominy River. The ar ...

. Female descendants of Tucker were given the name. During the 19th century, most women with the name lived in the Southern United States. As a given name for women it gained increased usage in the years following the 1956 publication of

Pamela Moore Pamela Moore is an American singer-songwriter, mixing hard rock, heavy metal, melodic rock and industrial music while her earlier years delved into pop and electronica. She currently resides in Seattle, Washington. History Born and raise ...

's novel ''

Chocolates for Breakfast ''Chocolates for Breakfast'' is a 1956 American novel written by Pamela Moore. Originally published in 1956 when Moore was eighteen years old, the novel gained notoriety from readers and critics for its frank depiction of teenage sexuality, and ...

'', whose protagonist Courtney Farrell sometimes wishes she had been born a man. American rock musician

Courtney Love Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, Love has had a career spanning four decades. She rose to promi ...

, born in 1964, was named after the character. It was considered a surname style name for girls. Courtney appeared among the 1,000 most popular names for American girls for the first time in the 1960s. The name was further popularized by Courtney Patterson, a character played by

Natalie Wood Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress. She began acting at age four and co-starred at age eight in ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947). As a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy Award f ...

in the 1973 American television film '' The Affair''. In 1977, a study by psychologist Richard Zweigenhaft found that the name Courtney had an image of intelligence, leadership, and upperclass connotations. The name peaked in the United States in 1990, when it was the 17th most popular name for girls. It experienced a slight bump in popularity in 1995 due to the appearance of actress

Courteney Cox Courteney Bass Cox (born June 15, 1964) is an American actress and producer. She rose to international prominence by playing Monica Geller in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' (1994–2004) and Gale Weathers in the horror film franchise '' Scream'' ...

on the American television sitcom ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...

'', but has declined in use and last appeared among the top 1,000 names for American girls in 2017. It was given to only 99 girls in the US in 2024. Spelling variant Kourtney had a slight increase in use in 2010 and 2011 in the United States due to the visibility of American reality television star

Kourtney Kardashian Kourtney Kardashian Barker (born Kourtney Mary Kardashian, April 18, 1979) is an American media personality and socialite. In 2007, she and her family began starring in the reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. Its suc ...

. Courtney was also well-used from the latter 20th century and early 21st century in other English speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.https://www.behindthename.com/name/courtney/top/australia-nsw Spelling variations include Cortney, Courtenay, Courteney, Cortnee, Courtenay, Kortney and Kourtney. Notable people and characters with the given name include:

Female

Courtney Abbot Courtney Abbot (born 15 November 1989) is a New Zealand-born actress who is known for her lead role as Maxine on the New Zealand teen situation comedy Girl vs. Boy. Born in Whakatāne and a graduate of Unitec Institute of Technology, Unitec's Sch ...

(born 1989), New Zealand actress *

Courtney Act Shane Gilberto Jenek (born 18 February 1982), better known under the stage name Courtney Act, is an Australian drag queen, singer and television personality. Courtney first came to prominence competing on the first season of ''Australian Idol' ...

(born 1982), Australian drag queen *

Courtney Adeleye Courtney Adeleye is an American entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of Mane Choice, a hair care products company. Her initial investment was $500 and the company, as of 2018, has $25 million in sales. Background and career Adeleye was raise ...

, American founder *

Courtney Marie Andrews Courtney Marie Andrews (born November 7, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter originally from Phoenix, Arizona. She released her first widely distributed and breakthrough studio album, '' Honest Life'', in 2016. From 2010 to 2011, Andrews was a ...

(born 1990), American singer-songwriter * Courtney Babcock (born 1972), Canadian runner *

Courtney Banghart Courtney Rosholt Banghart (born May 11, 1978) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball, North Carolina. Prior to North Carolina, she served as head coach at ...

(born 1978), American basketball coach *

Courtney Barnett Courtney Melba Barnett (born 3 November 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics, she attracted attention with the release of her debut EP ''I've Got a Friend Calle ...

(born 1987), Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Courtney Blades Courtney Lynn Blades-Rogers (born May 16, 1978) is an American, former collegiate All-American, right-handed batting (baseball), batting softball pitcher. She was a starting pitcher for two NCAA Division I teams: the Nicholls State Colonels and la ...

(born 1978), American softball player *

Courtney Bowman Courtney Bowman (born 1 February 1995) is an English stage actress and singer. She originated the role of Fatimah in ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' at the Crucible Theatre, Crucible and Apollo Theatre. She played Anne Boleyn in ''Six (musica ...

(born 1995), English actress *

Courtney Angela Brkic Courtney Angela Brkic (born 1972) is a Croatian American memoirist, short story writer, and academic. Early life Brkic is a native of Washington, D.C., who grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and graduated from Yorktown High School. She graduated f ...

(born 1972), American memoirist *

Courtney Brosnan Courtney Elizabeth Brosnan (born 10 November 1995) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Everton. Born in the United States, she represents the Republic of Ireland at international level. ...

(born 1995), American-Irish footballer *

Courtney Bruce Courtney Bruce (born 8 December 1993) is an Australian netball player. She was part of the Australian squad that won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was selected in the Australian Diamonds squad for the 2018/19 international season. ...

(born 1993), Australian netball player *

Courtney Bryan (composer) Courtney Bryan is an American composer and pianist whose work combines influences from jazz and gospel traditions. Early life and education Bryan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She obtained her Bachelor of Music from Oberlin College (2004 ...

, American composer *

Courtney Burke Courtney Burke (born September 2, 1994) is an American ice hockey defenseman. She was drafted fourth overall by the Buffalo Beauts during the 2015 NWHL Draft for the inaugural season of the National Women's Hockey League. In 2011, she helped the ...

(born 1994), American ice hockey defenseman *

Cortney Casey Cortney Casey (born 5 May 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Casey is of Mexican descent. A former Division I soccer player at the Unive ...

(born 1987), American mixed martial artist * Courtney Clarkson (born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Clements (born 1989), American basketball player *

(born 1964), American actress, best known for playing a character in ''

'' * Courtney Cox Cole (1971–2019), American athlete *

Courtney Coleman Courtney Michelle Coleman (born April 13, 1981) is a former professional basketball player who played for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA. Ohio State statistics College , - , style="text-align:left;", ...

(born 1981), American basketball player *

Courtney Conlogue Courtney Conlogue (born August 25, 1992) is an American professional surfer. She was born in Santa Ana, California. Courtney learned to surf at the age of 4. In 2004 when she was 11, Conlogue was the youngest athlete to be selected to the USA J ...

(born 1992), American surfer *

Courtney Cox (musician) Courtney Cox is an American guitarist and former member of the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens and currently the lead guitarist for heavy metal band Burning Witches. Career A native of Philadelphia, Courtney Cox started playing guita ...

(born 1989), American guitarist *

Courtney Cramey Courtney Jane Cramey (born 28 November 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 20 matches over four seasons at the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was a two-time premiership player and a one-time All-A ...

(born 1985), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Rachel Culkin (born 1983), American model *

Courtney Dauwalter Courtney Dauwalter (born February 13, 1985) is an American ultramarathon runner and former teacher. Widely regarded as one of the world's best ultra trail runners, Dauwalter became in 2023 the first person to win Western States 100, Hardrock 1 ...

(born 1985), American runner *

Courtney Deifel Courtney Scott Deifel (born Courtney Lynn Scott; November 24, 1980) is an American former collegiate softball catcher and current head coach at Arkansas Razorbacks softball, Arkansas. Personal Deifel graduated from the University of California ...

(born 1980), American softball coach * Courtney Dike (born 1995), Nigerian footballer * Courtney Duever (born 1991), American basketball player * Courtney Duncan (motorcyclist) (born 1996), New Zealand motorcycle racer * Courtney Eaton (born 1996), Australian actress and model * Courtney Ekmark (born 1995), American basketball player *

Courtney Simmons Elwood Courtney Simmons Elwood (born June 6, 1968) is an American attorney who served as the general counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Trump administration between 2017 and 2021. Early life and education Elwood was born in Bet ...

(born 1968), American attorney *

Courtney Enders Courtney Lee Enders (born November 14, 1986) is a former NHRA drag racer. Personal life Enders is the younger sister of drag racer and six-time (2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023) NHRA Pro Stock drag racing champion Erica Enders. She atten ...

(born 1986), American auto racer *

Courtney Field Courtney “Piccolo” Field (born ) is an Australian female track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has ...

(born 1997), Australian track cyclist *

Courtney Fink Courtney Fink is an American organizer, arts advocate, curator and writer. She is the co-Founder and Director of Common Field, a national network of art spaces and projects. Courtney Fink currently serves as a board member for the Andy Warhol Foun ...

, American art curator *

Courtney Force Courtney Fallon Force-Rahal (born June 20, 1988) is an American former drag racer who competed on the NHRA tour. She drove the Advance Auto Parts Chevy Camaro SS Funny Car for John Force Racing. She is the youngest daughter of 16-time NHRA World ...

(born 1988), American auto racer *

Courtney Ford Courtney Ford (born June 27, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on television, such as playing Christine Hill on ''Dexter'' (2009), Portia Bellefleur on ''True Blood'' (2011), Lily on '' Parenthood'' (2012), Tonia Pyn ...

(born 1978), American actress *

Courtney Fortune Courtney Fortune is an American singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. Fortune is a singer, songwriter, coach and entrepreneur. She has been recognized by the John Lennon Foundation, ''Glamour (magazine), Glamour'' and ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Courtney Frerichs Courtney Frerichs (born January 18, 1993) is an American middle-distance runner and steeplechase specialist from Nixa, Missouri, She is a three-time silver medalist in the 3000 meters steeplechase capturing silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Game ...

(born 1993), American middle-distance runner *

Courtney Friel Courtney Friel (born April 22, 1980) is an anchor and reporter on television in the U.S. She currently works for KTLA in Los Angeles. Friel previously covered entertainment for Fox owned-and-operated station KTTV in Los Angeles, as well as ot ...

(born 1980), American television presenter *

Courtney Garrett Courtney Paige Garrett (born August 14, 1992) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Pamplin City, Virginia, who was chosen as Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2009 and crowned Miss Virginia 2014. She competed for the Miss America 2015 t ...

(born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder * Courtney George (born 1986), American curler *

Courtney Gibbs Courtney Ann Gibbs-Mokarow (née Gibbs; born August 20, 1966) is an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1988 and Top 10 semifinalist at Miss Universe 1988. Miss USA Born to Charles Gaylord Gibbs and Susan Eck ...

(born 1966), American actress * Courtney Guard (born 1991), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Gum Courtney Gum (born 25 September 1981) is a retired Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She previously played two seasons with the before announcing a retire ...

(born 1981), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Hadwin Courtney Hadwin is an English singer-songwriter. She rose to fame by competing prominently on the first season of ITV's '' The Voice Kids UK 2017'' and the 13th season of the NBC competition show ''America's Got Talent'' (AGT) the next year. ...

(born 2004), English singer-songwriter *

Courtney Hansen Courtney Hansen (born October 2, 1974) is an American television host/personality, syndicated columnist, published author, and former fashion model. Biography Courtney Hansen was born on October 2, 1974, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Gerald ...

(born 1974), American television host *

Courtney Halverson Courtney Halverson (born June 14, 1989) is an American actress. Life and career Courtney Halverson was born in Orange County, California, and graduated from high school at the age of 15. She has been nominated twice for a Young Artist Award, ...

(born 1989), American actress *

Courtney Hazlett Courtney Brooke Hazlett is the supervising entertainment editor for NBC News' digital properties, NBCNews.com and TODAY.com. Prior to that she was a columnist and Celebrity Correspondent for todayshow.com, the official site for NBC's '' The Tod ...

(born 1976), American columnist *

Courtney Henggeler Courtney Healy Henggeler ( born December 11, 1978) is an American former actress known for her starring role as Amanda LaRusso in the Netflix comedy-drama television series ''Cobra Kai''. She is also known for playing Sheldon Cooper's twin siste ...

(born 1978), American actress * Courtney Hicks (born 1995), American figure skater *

Courtney Hill Courtney Winfield-Hill (; born 9 January 1987) is an Australian-born sportswoman who formerly played rugby league for and Leeds Rhinos. Originally Winfield-Hill played cricket as a pace bowler for Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat, before mov ...

(born 1987), Australian cricket player *

Courtney Houssos Courtney Houssos is an Australian politician. She has been a Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2015 New South Wales state election, 2015 state election. She is curr ...

, Australian politician *

Courtney Rae Hudson Courtney Rae Hudson (born 1973) is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. She was elected to the position in 2010. Education Hudson graduated Phi Beta Kappa and ''magna cum laude'' from the Unive ...

(born 1973), American justice *

Courtney Hunt Courtney Hunt (born 1964) is an American Film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing '' Frozen River'', which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for two Academy Awards. Early life a ...

(born 1964), American director *

Courtney Hurley Courtney Hurley (born September 30, 1990) is an American fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée alongside Maya Lawrence, Susie Scanlan, and Kelley Hurley at the 2012 Summer Olympics. A standout at the University of Notre ...

(born 1990), American fencer *

Courtney Jaye Courtney Jaye (born February 15, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter. Biography Courtney Jaye Goldberg was born on February 15, 1978, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and moved to Alpharetta, Georgia, when she was a freshman in high school. I ...

(born 1978), American singer-songwriter *

Courtney Jenaé Courtney Jenaé Stahl is an American, Los Angeles-based, singer and songwriter. Her songs are published by Sony Music Publishing . Courtney Jenaé co-wrote "Paradise" for Girls' Generation's album, ''Lion Heart (album), Lion Heart'', which r ...

, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter *

Courtney Jines Courtney Elizabeth Jines (born May 4, 1992) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for her roles as Demetra in '' Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over'' and Amanda Wilkinson in '' Because of Winn-Dixie''. In 2012, Courtney fou ...

(born 1992), American actress *

Courtney Johnson (water polo) Courtney Johnson (born May 7, 1974) is an American water polo player, who competed in the 2000 Olympics where women's water polo made its debut. She won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 1998 World Championships in ...

(born 1974), American water polo player *

Courtney Johnston Courtney Johnston (born ) is a New Zealand museum professional, a national radio correspondent, and the chief executive of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Early life and education Born in about 1979, Johnston grew up on dairy farm ...

, New Zealand chief executive * Courtney Jolly (born 1986), American race car driver *

Courtney Dunbar Jones Courtney Adele Dunbar Jones (born April 18, 1978) is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Tax Court. Biography Jones earned her Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, from Hampton University and was the recipient of ...

, American judge *

Courtney Jones (soccer) Courtney Brooke Jones Louks (; born May 21, 1990) is an American retired professional soccer forward and defender. She last played for Boston Breakers in the NWSL. Early life Born in Palo Alto, California to National Football League (NFL) pla ...

(born 1990), American soccer player *

Cortney Jordan Cortney Jordan (born June 24, 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American swimmer. Swimming career Jordan broke onto the international swimming scene when she won bronze in the 50, 100, and 400 metre freestyles at 2006 World Championships. Two ...

(born 1991), American swimmer *

(born 1979), American media personality * Kourtney Keegan (born 1994), American tennis player *

Courtney A. Kemp Courtney A. Kemp (born May 4, 1977) is an American television writer and producer. She created the 2014 television series franchise '' Power Universe'' for the network Starz. She has written for such shows as ''The Good Wife'' and '' Beauty & th ...

(born 1977), American television writer * Courtney Jane Kendrick (born 1977), American blogger * Courtney Kennedy (born 1979), American ice hockey player *

Courtney Kessel Courtney Birchard-Kessel (; born July 14, 1989) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player, currently serving as the head coach of the Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey team. During her playing career, she was a member of the Canadian n ...

(born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *

Courtney King-Dye Courtney King-Dye (born November 20, 1977) is an American equestrian. She competed in two events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Career King-Dye became a student of Olympic equestrian Lendon Gray at age 17. She graduated from Columbia Universi ...

(born 1977), American equestrian *

Kourtney Klein Kourtney Klein is a music producer, vocalist, keyboardist, and drummer who is best known as the lead vocalist the synthpop band Army on the Dance Floor. She was previously a member of Combichrist. Biography Klein grew up in Temecula, California. ...

, American vocalist * Courtney Knight, Canadian Paralympics athlete *

Courtney Kupets Courtney Anne Kupets Carter (born July 27, 1986) is an American former artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist from the 2004 Olympics (silver in the team competition, bronze on uneven bars), the 2002 world champion on the uneven ...

(born 1986), American gymnast *

Kourtney Kunichika Kourtney Midori Kunichika (born November 7, 1991) is an American former professional ice hockey forward, who played for the Buffalo Beauts in the NWHL. She is the third highest scorer in Beauts history. Early life Kunichika began playing ice hoc ...

(born 1991), American ice hockey forward *

Cortney Lollar Cortney E. Lollar is the James and Mary Lassiter Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky. She focuses on criminal law and criminal procedure, with particular attention to the intersections of criminal law, remedies, race, gender ...

, English professor *

(born 1964), American rock musician and actress * Courteney Lowe (born 1991), New Zealand professional racing cyclist * Courtney MacIntosh (born 1983), Canadian rower *

Cortney Mansour Cortney Mansour or Mansourová (born December 15, 1994) is a Canadian-Czech ice dancer. With Michal Češka, she has won four international medals and three national titles. The two have reached the final segment at three ISU Championships. Ear ...

(born 1994), Canadian-Czech ice dancer *

Courtney Marsh Courtney Marsh is an American film director best known for her documentary '' Chau, Beyond the Lines'' for which she received an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) nomination at the 88th Academy Awards, with Jerry Franck. Filmo ...

(born 1986), American film director * Courtney E. Martin (born 1979), American author *

Courtney Mathewson Courtney Lynn Kaiulani Mathewson (born September 14, 1986) is an American water polo player, part of the US team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. She played water polo for the University of California, ...

(born 1986), American water polo player *

Courtney McCool Courtney Lynn McCool-Griffeth (born April 1, 1988) is an American former artistic gymnast who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was coached by Al and Armine Fong of Great American Gymnastic Express. From 2007–2010, McCool competed f ...

(born 1988), American gymnast * Courtney McGregor (born 1998), New Zealand gymnast * Courtney Meldrum (born 1977), American long-distance runner *

Courtney Sina Meredith Courtney Sina Meredith (born 1986) is a New Zealand poet, playwright, and short story author. Background Born in 1986, Meredith grew up in Glen Innes, New Zealand, Glen Innes and is of Samoans, Samoan, Cook Islands Māori, Cook Island and Iri ...

(born 1986), New Zealand poet *

Courtney Milan Courtney Milan, a pseudonym for Heidi Bond, is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. After releasing her first few books under a traditional publishing contract, Milan has self-published more recent works. Prior to ...

(born 1976), American author *

Courtney A. Miller Courtney A. Miller is an American neuroscientist and Professor of the Department of Molecular Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida. Miller investigates the biological basis of neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases an ...

, American neuroscientist *

Courtney Allison Moulton Courtney Allison Moulton (born August 18, 1986) is an American fantasy author. She wrote the acclaimed and bestselling ''Angelfire (novel series), Angelfire'' which was published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. Notable wo ...

(born 1986), American author * Courteney Munn (born 1998), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Boyd Myers (born 1984), American journalist *

Courtney Nagle Courtney Nagle (born September 29, 1982) is an American former professional tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two tea ...

(born 1982), American professional tennis player *

Courtney Neron Misslin Courtney Brook Neron (née Misslin; born March 1979) is an American politician from Oregon. A Democrat, she represents Oregon's 13th Senate district in the Oregon Senate. This district is located in northwestern Oregon and includes portions of ...

(born 1979), American politician *

Courtney Nevin Courtney Jade Nevin ( ; born 12 February 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for Women's Super League club Leicester City and the Australia national team. She has previously played for Western Sydney Wan ...

(born 2002), Australian footballer *

Courtney Niemiec Courtney Tole (; born April 13, 1992) is an American women's soccer coach for the La Salle Explorers women's soccer team, and a retired professional soccer player who last played as a defender for the North Carolina Courage of the National Wom ...

(born 1992), American soccer player *

Courtney Okolo Courtney Okolo (born March 15, 1994) is an American track and field sprinter who usually competes in the 400 metres. She starred at Carrollton (Texas) Newman Smith High School where she won multiple individual state championships. Career In c ...

(born 1994), American athletics competitor *

Kortney Olson Kortney Olson (born 9 November 1981) is an American-Australian bodybuilder, personal trainer, and athlete. Biography Olson is a native of Humboldt County in Northern California, and grew up attending St. Bernard's High School in Eureka, Cal ...

(born 1981), American-born bodybuilder and athlete *

Cortney Palm Cortney Nacole Palm (born February 20, 1987) is an American actress who appeared in the films '' Zombeavers'', '' The Dark Tapes'' and '' Sushi Girl''. Early life Palm was born on February 20, 1987, in Castle Rock, Colorado. In 2001, she won a ...

(born 1987), American actress *

Courtney Paris Courtney Paris (born September 21, 1987) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is best known for her accomplishment ...

(born 1987), American basketball player *

Courtney Parker Courtney Parker (born July 7, 1985 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) usually referred to simply as Courtney is an American singer and dancer that currently lives and works in Greece. She is currently signed to the Panik Records. She is known for her c ...

(born 1985), American singer living in Greece *

Courtney Peldon Courtney Peldon is an American television and film actress. Early life and education Peldon was born in New York City, New York. Her younger sister Ashley is also an actress. Both she and Ashley became involved in the entertainment industry as ...

(born 1981), American television and film actress * Courtney C. Radsch (born 1979), American journalist *

Courtney Raetzman Courtney Raetzman (born April 9, 1994) is an American soccer midfielder player who previously played for Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL. Career After four years playing at the University of Kentucky, Raetzman was drafted by Chicago Red Stars with ...

(born 1994), American soccer player *

Courtney Reed Courtney Rhodes Reed (born August 10, 1984) is an American actress, best known for originating the role of Princess Jasmine in Disney's ''Aladdin (2011 musical), Aladdin on Broadway.'' Early life Reed was born and raised in Elgin, Illinois to ...

(born 1985), American actress *

Courtney Rush Holly Letkeman (born November 29, 1983) better known by the ring name Rosemary is a Canadian professional wrestler and actress. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where she also uses the ring name Courtney Rush. She also makes ...

(born 1983), Canadian professional wrestler *

Courtney Ryan Courtney Anne Ryan (born September 21, 1990) is a 2.0 point American wheelchair basketball player and member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team. In 2017, she played for the Sydney Metro Blues in the Women's Nat ...

(born 1990), American basketball player * Courtney Sabin (born 2003), American 1960s ceramic researcher *

Courtney Sarault Courtney Lee Sarault (born April 24, 2000) is a Canadian Short track speed skating, short track speed skater. Career Junior Sarault competed at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, 2015 Canada Games at the age of 14. She placed 30th, 8th, and 7th in 50 ...

(born 2000), Canadian short track speed skater *

Courtney Schulhoff Courtney Christine Schulhoff (born December 27, 1987 in Washington, D.C.) is an American prisoner who was convicted of the bludgeoning death of her father in his Altamonte Springs, Florida apartment when she was 16 years old. She was convicted o ...

(born 1987), American prisoner *

Courtney Shealy Courtney Amanda Shealy (born December 12, 1977), from Irmo, South Carolina, later known by her married name Courtney Hart, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. Shealy swam the thir ...

(born 1977), American swimmer *

Courtney Sheinmel Courtney Sheinmel (born 1977 in Palo Alto, California) is the author of over a dozen books for kids and teens. She lives in New York City. Biography Courtney has one sister, the young adult writer Alyssa Sheinmel, and three stepsiblings. She gra ...

(born 1977), American author * Courtney Simon (born 1946), American writer *

Courtney Sixx Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.; December 11, 1958) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and radio personality, best known as the co-founder, bassist, primary songwriter, and only constant member of the hea ...

(born 1985), American model *

Courtney Stodden Courtney Alexis Stodden (born August 29, 1994) is an American media personality, model, and singer. After competing in beauty pageants in their home state of Washington and releasing original music, then-16-year-old Stodden came to internation ...

(born 1994), American television personality *

Courtney Summers Courtney Summers (born 1986 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian writer of young adult fiction. Her most famous known works are ''Cracked Up to Be'' (2008), '' This Is Not a Test'' (2012), ''All the Rage'' (2015), and '' Sadie'' (2018)'' ...

(born 1986), Canadian writer *

Courtney Sweetman-Kirk Courtney Alexandra Sweetman-Kirk (born 16 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a forward, most recently for Sheffield United in the FA Women's Championship. She has also previously played for FA WSL clubs Liverpool, Everton, Not ...

(born 1990), English footballer *

Courtney Tairi Courtney Tairi (born 15 July 1988) is a former New Zealand netball international. She also represented Australia at under-21 level. She was a member of the Australia team that won the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships. During the ANZ Cha ...

(born 1988), New Zealand netball player *

Courtney Thomas Courtney Elizabeth Thomas, (born October 30, 1988) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from the village of Sigel in Eldred Township Pennsylvania who was named Miss Pennsylvania 2010. Biography Thomas won the title of Miss Pennsylvania on ...

(born 1988), American beauty pageant titleholder * Courtney Thompson (born 1984), American volleyball player *

Courtney Thorne-Smith Courtney Thorne-Smith (born 1966 or 1967) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Alison Parker on '' Melrose Place'', Georgia Thomas on '' Ally McBeal'', and Cheryl Mabel on '' According to Jim'', as well as her recurrin ...

(born 1967), American actress * Courtney Thorpe (born 1990), Australian beauty pageant titleholder *

Cortney Tidwell Cortney Tidwell (born 1972) is an American singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Nashville, Tennessee. Most of her family were associated with the Grand Ole Opry. She performed in Nashville as a one-woman band and has released four alb ...

(born 1972), American singer-songwriter *

Courtney Turner Courtney Turner (born June 17, 1994) is a women's ice hockey player. She played college ice hockey at Union Garnet Chargers women's ice hockey, Union College and amassed 28 career points while with the program. She was selected first overall in ...

(born 1994), American ice hockey player *

Courtney Vandersloot Courtney Vandersloot (born February 8, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a five-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA champion. She has also playe ...

(born 1989), American basketball player *

Courtney Verloo Courtney Reneé Verloo (born May 9, 1991) is an American soccer player from Tualatin, Oregon. A forward, she played college soccer for Stanford University and professionally for the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League (NW ...

(born 1991), American soccer player *

Cortnee Vine Cortnee Brooke Vine (born 9 April 1998) is an Australian professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Forward (association football)#winger, winger for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) a ...

(born 1998), Australian soccer player *

Courtney Wakefield Courtney Wakefield (born 29 March 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Wakefield signed with Richmond during the first period of the 2019 expansion club signing peri ...

(born 1987), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Watson (politician) (born 1962), Democratic politician * Courtney Webb (sportswoman) (born 1999), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Wetzel Courtney Rashelle Wetzel (born February 25, 1989) is an American soccer midfielder who last played professionally in 2014. She played for the Western New York Flash and Portland Thorns FC of the NWSL, and the Ottawa Fury Women and Seattle Sounde ...

(born 1989), American soccer player *

Courtney Williams Courtney Monae Williams (born May 11, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Williams completed her high school basketball career at Charlton County Hig ...

(born 1994), American basketball player *

Kortney Wilson Kortney Wilson (born February 8, 1979, as Kortney Galerno) is a Canadian actress, country music singer, real estate professional, designer, and television presenter, best known as cohost with her former husband Dave Wilson of home renovation progr ...

(born ), Canadian country music singer * Courtney Young (librarian), American librarian *

Courtney Yamada-Anderson Courtney Yamada (born April 6, 1980) is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2002. Her best Skeleton World Cup finish was third at Nagano in January 2007. A native of Boise, Idaho, Yamada's best finish at the FIBT World Championships ...

(born 1980), American skeleton racer *

Courtney Zablocki Courtney Zablocki (born January 28, 1981) is an American luger who competed on the World Cup luge circuit from 1997 to 2010 and competed in eight World Championships. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of fourth place in t ...

(born 1981), American luger

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Courtney Alexander Courtney Jason Alexander (born April 27, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. Career After playing high school basketball at Masuk High School in Monroe, Connecticut Alexander moved to Durham, North Carolina, to play for ...

(born 1977), American basketball player *

Courtney Anderson Courtney Jerome Anderson Sr. (born November 19, 1980) is a former American football tight end. Born in Greenville, Texas, Anderson attended high school in Richmond, California, and played college football at Contra Costa College and San Jose Sta ...

(born 1980), American football player * Courtney B. Vance (born 1960), American actor *

Courtney Blackman Sir Courtney Newlands McLaurin Blackman, KA (6 March 1933 – 16 March 2021) was a Barbadian economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may als ...

, Barbadian economist, business consultant and diplomat * Cortney Lance Bledsoe (born 1976), American writer *

Edward Courtney Boyle Rear Admiral Edward Courtney Boyle, VC (23 March 1883 – 16 December 1967) was a Royal Navy officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and C ...

(1883–1967), English recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Courtney Brown (defensive end) Courtney Brown is the name of: * Courtney Brown (soccer) (born 2000), American soccer midfielder * Courtney Brown (sprinter) (born 1965), Canadian Olympic sprinter * Courtney Brown (defensive back) (born 1984), American football player * Courtney B ...

(born 1978), American football player *

Courtney Brown (social scientist) Courtney Brown (born 1952) is an American political scientist and parapsychologist who is an associate professor in the political science department at Emory University. He is known for promoting the use of nonlinear mathematics in social scien ...

, American social scientist and proponent of remote viewing *

Kourtnei Brown Kourtnei Brown (born April 17, 1988) is a former American football linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and typically line up three to five yards behind the lin ...

(born 1988), American football outside linebacker *

Courtney Browne Courtney Oswald Browne (born 7 December 1970) is a former English-born cricketer. He is a right-handed wicketkeeping batsman. He is the only West Indies cricket team, West Indian Test cricketer to have been born in England. He was a member of t ...

(born 1970), West Indian cricketer * Kortney Clemons (born 1980), American athlete *

Charles Courtney Curran Charles Courtney Curran (13 February 1861 – 9 November 1942) was an American impressionist Painting, painter. He is best known for his canvases depicting women in various settings, as well as for his leadership role at the Cragsmoor Art Colony. ...

(1861–1942), American Impressionist painter * William Courtney Dowling (born 1944), American author and social critic *

Courtney Gains Courtney Gains (born August 22, 1965) is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of Malachai in the 1984 horror movie ''Children of the Corn''. Career Gains achieved success during the 1980s with a variety of roles in films such ...

(born 1965), American actor * Lawrence Courtney Haines (known as Courtney) (1996), Australian ornithologist * Courtney Hall (1968–2021), American football player *

Kortney Hause Kortney Paul Duncan Hause (born 16 July 1995) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for club Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa. He will become a free agent on 1 July 2025. He was a regu ...

(born 1995), English footballer *

Courtney Hodges General Courtney Hicks Hodges (5 January 1887 – 16 January 1966) was a decorated senior officer in the United States Army who commanded First U.S. Army in the Western European Campaign of World War II. Hodges was a notable "mustang" officer, ...

(1887–1966), United States Army general * Courtney Kruger (born 1988), South African-born batsman who has played two One Day Internationals for Hong Kong *

Courtney Lawes Courtney Linford Lawes (born 23 February 1989) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Pro D2 club Brive and formerly for the England national team. Early life Lawes was born 23 February 1989 in Hackney t ...

(born 1989), English rugby union player *

Courtney Lee Courtney Lee (born October 3, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Lee was selected by the Orlando Magic with the 22nd overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft ...

(born 1985), American basketball player *

Courtney Lewis Courtney Lewis (born 29 May 1984, Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channe ...

(born 1984), British conductor * Courtney Murphy (born 1979), contestant in the 2004 season of the Australian reality television series ''Australian Idol'' *

John Courtney Murray John Courtney Murray (September 12, 1904 – August 16, 1967) was an American Jesuit priest and theologian who was especially known for his efforts to reconcile Catholicism and religious pluralism and particularly focused on the relations ...

(1904–1967), American Jesuit theologian *

Courtney Pine Courtney Pine, (born 18 March 1964) is a British jazz musician, who was the principal founder in the 1980s of the black British band the Jazz Warriors. Although known primarily for his saxophone playing, Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also ...

(born 1964), British jazz musician * Courtney Pitt (born 1981), English footballer *

Courtney Roby Courtney Eugene Roby (born January 10, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers and was selected by the Tennessee ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Courtney Senior Courtney Fitzroy Senior (born 30 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chorley on loan from club Rochdale. He is a product of the Brentford Academy and made his professional debut on loan at League Two cl ...

(born 1997), English footballer *

Courtney Solomon Courtney Solomon (born September 1, 1970) is a film producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has been involved with production, marketing, and distribution of over 80 movies. In 2000, at the age of 29, he produced and directed the critically panned ''D ...

(born 1971), Canadian film director *

Courtney Taylor-Taylor Courtney A. Taylor (born July 20, 1967), known as Courtney Taylor-Taylor, is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. He is the lead singer and guitarist of alternative rock band the Dandy Warhols, a band he co-founded. Taylor-Taylor ...

(born 1967), American songwriter, singer and guitarist *

Courtney Walsh Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ (born 30 October 1962) is a Jamaican former cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the team in 22 Test matches. He played as a fast bowler and is considered one of the all-time greats, ...

(born 1962), West Indian cricketer *

Courtney Watson Courtney Watson may refer to: * Courtney Watson (American football) * Courtney Watson (politician) {{hndis, Watson, Courtney ...

(born 1980), American football player *

Courtney Whitney Major General Courtney Whitney (May 20, 1897 – March 21, 1969) was a lawyer and United States Army commander during World War II who later served as a senior official during the American occupation of Japan (1945–1951). He played a major r ...

(1897–1969), American lawyer and Army commander *

Kortney Ryan Ziegler Kortney Ryan Ziegler (born December 15, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, filmmaker, visual artist, blogger, writer, and scholar based in Oakland, California. His artistic and academic work focuses on queer or trans issues, body image, racial ...

(born 1980), American filmmaker

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* Courtney Chetwynde, from D.J. MacHale's ''

Pendragon Pendragon, or (, ''pen dragon''; composed of Welsh , 'head, chief, top' and / ''dragon'', 'dragon; warrior'; borrowed from the Greco-Latin word , plural , 'dragon , ; ) literally means 'chief dragon' or 'head dragon', but in a figurative sense ...

'' series * Courtney Crimsen, a character in the novel and Netflix TV series ''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' (also stylized as ''TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY'') is an American teen drama television series based on the 2007 novel '' Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. Developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and with Selena Gomez ser ...

'' * Courtney Crumrin, character in a comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh and released through Oni Press * Courtney Farrell, protagonist of the 1956 best-seller ''

'' by Pamela Moore * Courtney Gripling, character in the Nickelodeon animated series ''

As Told By Ginger ''As Told by Ginger'', also known as ''As Told by Ginger Foutley'',Beck, Jerry, ''Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons!'' is an American animated preteen drama television series, produced by Klasky Csupo (which also produced ''Rugrats''), and aired on ...

'' * Courtney Haine, aka Sergeant Hatred, a character in the adult animated series ''

The Venture Bros. ''The Venture Bros.'' is an American adult animated action comedy television series created by Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer for Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. Following a pilot episode on February 16, 2003, the s ...

'' * Courtney Heironimus, mobile suit pilot from the ''

Gundam is a Japanese military science fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, with the name "Gundam". The franchise began on April 7, 1979, with ...

'' franchise * Courtney Krieger, aka

Cover Girl A cover girl is a woman whose photograph is used for the front cover of magazines. She may be a model, celebrity or entertainer. The term would generally not be used to describe a person making a single, casual appearance on the cover of a magaz ...

, a character in the ''

G.I. Joe ''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), A ...

'' franchise *

Courtney Matthews Courtney Matthews is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. She is the daughter of Mike Corbin and Janine Matthews, and the half-sister of mobster Sonny Corinthos. Courtney was portrayed by Al ...

, heroine on the ABC soap opera ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...

'' * Courtney Mitchell, a character in the British soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'' * Courtney Ross, aka

Saturnyne Opal Luna Saturnyne is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Dave Thorpe and Alan Davis for their ''Captain Britain'' stories. Formerly the servant of Roma, she is currently the O ...

, a character from Marvel Comics *

Courtney Whitmore Courtney Elizabeth Whitmore, known as Stargirl and formerly as the second Star-Spangled Kid, is a superhero created by Geoff Johns and Lee Moder who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character's name, appearance, and pers ...

, aka Stargirl, from DC Comics * Courtney Lane, a character from the 2009 musical television film ''

Spectacular! ''Spectacular!'' is a 2009 musical comedy-drama film that aired on Nickelodeon and YTV. It stars Canadian singer Nolan Gerard Funk, Australian singer Tammin Sursok, Victoria Justice and Simon Curtis with Matthew Bennett, Andrea Lewis, Shan ...

'' * Courtney, a character from the Canadian animated series ''

Total Drama ''Total Drama'' (often shortened as ''TD'') is a Canadian animated sitcom created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis that premiered on Teletoon (now the Canadian version of Cartoon Network (Canadian TV channel), Cartoon Network) in Canada on ...

'' * Courtney, a character in the series '' The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'' * Courtney Shayne, antagonist in the film ''Jawbreaker'' * Courtney Moore,

American Girl American Girl is an American line of dolls released on May 5, 1986, by Pleasant Company. The dolls portray eight- to fourteen-year-old girls of various ethnicities, faiths, nationalities, and social classes throughout different time periods ...

character * Courtney, a character in the game Pokemon Omega Ruby and

Pokémon Ruby is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...

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