Courtland

Dutch
"short land"

Courtland Origin and Meaning

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

Courtland, with its added U, is an English form of the Dutch habitational surname Cortlandt. 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."

# 992 in the US

Courtland Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Courtland

  • Courtland Mead
    actor

Courtland in Pop Culture

  • Palmer Courtland
    character on the soap "All My Children"