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Curtis
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curtis curtís curtìš
English
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Alternative forms
surname en Curtiss
Etymology
From en fro corteis and fro curteis (Modern fr courtois polite, courteous. en courteous.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɝtɪs/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Curtis.wav Southern England
en /ˈkɜːtɪs/ RP
Proper noun
en English nicknames, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person.
en male surnames.
IV I A cold world, Curtis, in every office but thine; and therefore, fire.
3 chapter IV, Happy The night once come, our happiness, our unhappiness, — it is all abolished; vanished, clean gone; a thing that has been: ‘not of the slightest consequence’ whether we were happy as eupeptic Curtis, as the fattest pig of Epicurus, or unhappy as job with potsherds, as musical Byron with Giaours and sensibilities of the heart
en 1999 Bernie Runstedler, Jr. Breezes Against My Brow General Store Publishing House. 1894263049 77 Without undue haste, we named him Curtis simply because we liked the name. It seemed to suit the little guy too. Knowing my love of aviation, several friends and relatives wrongly assumed we have named him after the Curtiss Aircraft Company. I hadn't thought of this, but it was a great idea. There are some terrific aircraft company names to choose. You'll see the likes of Douglas, Martin, Edwards, Ryan, Miles and Albert just to name a few.
en 2017-02-10 w:The Atlantic Rosie Gray Behind the Internet's Anti-Democracy Movement https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/behind-the-internets-dark-anti-democracy-movement/516243/ White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been in contact via intermediaries with Curtis Yarvin, Politico Magazine reported this week. https://web.archive.org/web/20260909123253/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/behind-the-internets-dark-anti-democracy-movement/516243/ 9 September 2026
en number of places c/USA:
en ucomm co/Gilchrist County s/Florida.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Portage co/Mackinac County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Alcona County s/Michigan.
en minor city co/Frontier County s/Nebraska.
en ucomm co/Lewis County s/Washington.
en mun in p:suf/A Coruña acomm/Galicia c/Spain.
Derived terms
en curtisite Curtisland
Related terms
en Curt
en Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
en Kurt
en Kurtis
en Thornton Curtis
Anagrams
en cirstu Citrus Turcis citrus rictus rustic
en 2-syllable words