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Cortland

KORT-land

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Place name from Cortland County, New York, meaning 'court land' or land of the manor. It captures American settlement history and rural sophistication.”

Popularity Over Time

Cortland US popularity rank over timeRank 5743 in 1973 to rank 1569 in 1991. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1569#3656#5743191319401960198020002024

Cortland is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

AmericanOld English

Syllables

2

Nicknames

CortCortieLand

Style

ModernStrongBoldNature

Famous Bearers

  • Cortland Finnegan (character)
  • Cortland Van Doren (character)

Collections

Nature Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Cortez

Spanish Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Dakota

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Sawyer

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People Also Ask

Place name from Cortland County, New York, meaning 'court land' or land of the manor. It captures American settlement history and rural sophistication.

Cortland is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Cortland include Cort, Cortie, Land.

Names that pair beautifully with Cortland include Dakota, Sawyer.