Court

See also: court

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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.

Anagrams

• Crout, Curto, Turco, Turco-, crout