Courtenay

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Courtenay

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From Latin Curtenus, from curtus (“short”), via Norman.

proper noun

A female given name.
A male given name.
A surname.
A city in the Regional District of Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, named after the Courtenay River.
A minor city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States.
An unincorporated community on Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida, United States.
A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
A commune in Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
A small townsite in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, Western Australia.
A rural locality in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand, indirectly named after Lord Courtenay.

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MLA

"Courtenay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/courtenay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Courtenay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/courtenay

Chicago

"Courtenay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/courtenay.

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@misc{courtenay_2026,
  title = {Courtenay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/courtenay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}