English

Proper noun

Curtis

1. An English surname​, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Related terms

• Curt
• Kurt
• Kurtis

Quotations

• 1594 William Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew: Act IV, Scene I :

  A cold world, Curtis, in every office but thine; and therefore, fire.

• 1843 Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 3, ch. IV, Happy

  The night once come, our happiness, our unhappiness, — it is all abolished; vanished, clean gone; a thing that has been: ‘not of the slightest consequence’ whether we were happy as eupeptic Curtis, as the fattest pig of Epicurus, or unhappy as job with potsherds, as musical Byron with Giaours and sensibilities of the heart […]

• 1999 Bernie Runstedler, Jr.: Breezes Against My Brow. General Store Publishing House. ISBN 1894263049 page 77:

  Without undue haste, we named him Curtis simply because we liked the name. It seemed to suit the little guy too. Knowing my love of aviation, several friends and relatives wrongly assumed we have named him after the Curtiss Aircraft Company. I hadn't thought of this, but it was a great idea. There are some terrific aircraft company names to choose. You'll see the likes of Douglas, Martin, Edwards, Ryan, Miles and Albert just to name a few.

Anagrams

• citrus
• rictus
• rustic

Italian

Noun

curtis f ‎(invariable)

1. Variant of corte, used especially of the medieval court

Anagrams

• scruti

Latin

Adjective

curtīs

1. dative masculine plural of curtus
2. ablative masculine plural of curtus
3. dative neuter plural of curtus
4. ablative neuter plural of curtus
5. dative feminine plural of curtus
6. ablative feminine plural of curtus

References

• CURTIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Verb

curtis

1. second-person plural present indicative of curtir