Curtis

(kʉrtis)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Curt

Origin: < NormFr curteis (OFr corteis): see courteous

See Curtis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Cur·tis

American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1851-1857). He resigned in protest after the Dred Scott decision.

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