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Courteous

Olivia Musembi
By Olivia Musembi Senior Content Writer
Updated: Jul 24, 2024 | 👁️ 1 Views | 🔊 7 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Selvakumar Mariappan (Technical Specialist)

Gender: Unisex

Origin: Middle English

Meaning: Polite or respectful in behavior.

Pronunciation: kur-tee-uhs, /ˈkɜrtiəs/, K ER T IY AH S

Popularity Rank: #805,102

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  • 1. Courteous Meaning
  • 2. Courteous Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Courteous
  • 4. Translations of Courteous
  • 5. Courteous Name Popularity
  • 6. Courteous Name Poster
  • 7. Names similar to Courteous

Courteous Meaning

  • Polite or respectful in behavior.
  • Origin - Middle English

Originating from the Middle English word 'courteis', meaning polite, respectful, or well-mannered.

The name Courteous is of Middle English origin and means Polite or respectful in behavior.. It is often used as a Unisex name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Courteous is found in Ghana, Kuwait, South Africa, and 6 more countries.

Courteous Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: kur-tee-uhs

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ˈkɜrtiəs/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: K ER T IY AH S

K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

ER: Pronounce as in "bird" (B ER D)

T: Pronounce as in "top" (T AA P)

IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Courteous Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Courteous is recorded 16 times globally, ranking it as the 805,102th most common name worldwide.

Courteous is most prevalent in Ghana, with 6 occurrences, making it the 8,801th most popular name in the country.

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