Courtney in Chinese
How to write Courtney in Chinese, how to say it, and real Chinese names picked for it.
Courtney, written by sound
考特妮
Kǎotènī
- 考kǎo
- 特tè
- 妮nī
This is how Courtney is written by sound: in the news, on maps and in translated books. Each character is there for its sound, so their meanings don't add up to anything.
You'll also see 柯特妮, the everyday spelling.
But it isn't a Chinese name. Chinese parents choose a name for what it means, like the ones below.
Real Chinese names for Courtney
None of these sounds quite like Courtney, but each one is a real name Chinese parents give, with a meaning of its own. Tap the buttons to hear a character, watch it written, or write it yourself.
Classic name
乐知Lèzhī
happy to learn
lè
happy
zhī
to know
Minimal name
Lěi
flower bud
Classic name
茉莉Mòlì
jasmine
mò
jasmine
艹plantmeaning末mòsound
末 is said mò too.
lì
jasmine
艹plantmeaning利lìsound
利 is said lì too.
Stroke order follows the mainland China standard; a few characters are written differently in Taiwan.
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How Chinese names work
The family name comes first, and it is almost always one character: 王 Wáng, 李 Lǐ, 林 Lín. A few have two, like 欧阳 Ōuyáng.
The given name follows: one or two characters, chosen for what they mean. A virtue, a flower, a wish from the parents.
So with a family name in front, 乐知 becomes a full name such as 林乐知 (Lín Lèzhī).
About the name Courtney
In the US, Courtney was the 22nd most popular girls’ name of the 1990s. In England and Wales it was number 52 in 1996 and is number 2278 in 2025.
Sources: US Social Security Administration, Office for National Statistics (UK).