Cortlandt

Dutch

"short land"

Cortlandt Origin and Meaning

The name Cortlandt is a boy's name meaning "short land".

A place and surname turned first name, as in aviator Cortlandt F. Bishop and four-star general Cortlandt V. R. Schuyler. Cortlandt was a village near modern-day Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands. Its name was derived from the Dutch elements cort, meaning "short" or "narrow," and landt, "land."