Given name & surname

Courtois

Courtois is a surname from French. It is used in English and French.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Courtois comes from French.

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How it developed

From French Courtois.

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Courtois’s family of names

In French usage, Courtois shares a linguistic root with the English form Curtis. In French usage, Courtois as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Chinese form 库尔图瓦.

Walk Courtois’s family in the name graph

CourtoisCurtis库尔图瓦

The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Courtois, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

French

Couzens

“familial relative”

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French

Cousy

Cousy is a surname from French.

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French

Courchaine

Courchaine is a surname from French.

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Occitan

Cournut

Cournut is a surname from French, ultimately from Occitan. It is used in English and French.

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French

Couzen

“familial relative”

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Latin

Cousteau

“knife”

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French

Cummings

Cummings is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Anglo-Norman.

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French

Collas

Collas is a surname from French. It is used in English and French.

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Sibling ideas

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