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Curtis (male)

Diminutive(s):Curt (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes: English, from the surname, itself derived in the Middle Ages from a nickname for someone who was "courteous" [Old French]. It was also associated with Middle English for "short leggings".
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