English: nickname for a refined person sometimes perhaps given ironically from Middle English Old French courteis courtois curtis ‘courtly refined urbane’ (derivative of Old French court; see [...]
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What is the origin of the name Curtis?
English: nickname for a refined person sometimes perhaps given ironically from Middle English Old French courteis courtois curtis ‘courtly refined urbane’ (derivative of Old French court; see [...]