Courtney 🌺

[leafsgirl44]

i’ve been thinking about the name courtney a lot lately and i’m currently contemplating adding it to my (for once in my life!) very limited list

it ticks the boxes for s/o and i well;

• easy to spell and say
• popular during the 1970s-1980s
• familiar enough to work today
• flows nicely with surname
• not super popular/not heard often today

but i’m still a little bit iffy on it - i’ve never known one so it’s not as though a bad association has put me off, i’m just not vibing with it as much as i figured i would? (tbf, I’m not vibing with any name like i usually do).

what are your thoughts on courtney? does it work nicely with my other picks (katherine, stephanie, elizabeth, karalee / mark, kevin)?

thank you!

[tallemaja]

i quite like courtney! it has a cute sound, and i think it bridges your more timeless choices (katherine, elizabeth) with a name like karalee quite well. maybe if you want to get yourself more into it you could watch a film with a cool character called courtney? things like that really help me fall in love with names!

[Greyblue]

[name_u]Courtney[/name_u] is quite nice! It has a sort of sharpness to it and a confidence while also sounding approachable and sweet. It does fit with your other picks.

I’ve known two Courtneys - one who was quiet and gentle, the other who i admit seemed quite mean and outspoken sometimes, though was alright and more friendly if you spoke to her more one on one.

[julieghoulie730]

I like the name [name_u]Courtney[/name_u]. I’ve known three- one was a gorgeous, artistic teenage girl, one is a super cool bass player/rocker chick, and one is a guy

[aiksx]

i like this name and i think it meshes with your usual style well ! i don’t love it as much for you as, for example, stephanie - it might be that courtney is a grey name to me and stephanie is this bright burst of pinks and oranges that in a sibset there’s a disconnect in vibe ? (i hope i am making a little sense )

[judy.newstead]

[name_u]Courtney[/name_u] is cute! She’s very of my time (at least over here), but i’ve never met a mean one! She sounds so friendley and sweet, and i think she goes perfectly with your other choices

[firefly305]

Unfortunately, I don’t like it — the sharp “Court” and the following “nee” sound just don’t evoke romance or beauty to me. However, [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] seems like a natural sister for [name_u]Courtney[/name_u] and maybe [name_m]Mark[/name_m].

I prefer [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] since it’s also considered dated by some and it starts with a C, but I think its sounds are lovelier.

[shorie]

One of my all. Time. Fav names!!! Courtney Taylor was the name I had picked out for my daughter when i was little

[tori101]

In theory I really like [name_u]Courtney[/name_u] she’s fun feels spirited and fun with a southern flair however the reality is I just don’t every [name_u]Courtney[/name_u] I’ve ever met was such a mean girl. I grew up on an estate where there were two girls named [name_u]Courtney[/name_u] & [name_f]Ebony[/name_f] on it they were sisters and just so mean like next level mean (broke my sister’s arm mean) obviously I lived on a rough estate there was a lot of top dog mentality but sheesh [name_u]Courtney[/name_u] & [name_f]Ebony[/name_f] were awful. Anyways that’s really put me off.

Have you thought of [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] or [name_u]Kimberley[/name_u]? [name_m]Just[/name_m] thought you make like those suggestions

[river_dweller]

I might be bias because its my name, I do like it. Growing up I didn’t because I knew so many other Courtneys at my school… it was within the top 20 girl names when I was born.

But I love it now, and it suits be perfectly. Its professional and strong, yet down to earth. It is a unisex name, which I dont mind at all, if anything I gravitate towards unisex names for girls on my personal baby list.

Some people call me [name_m]Court[/name_m], but its never fully stuck, and I always am referred to by my full name.
I hate the meaning of [name_u]Courtney[/name_u], but I have found an alternative meaning through my searches… “dweller by the dark stream” which I love.