Cortes (surname)
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Cortes or Cortés is a surname of Spanish
and Portuguese
origin, respectively. It derived from the Old French
"curteis," which means 'polite, courteous, or well-bred', and is analogous to the English
Curtis
, although the English form has become more widely used as a given name
.
The surname has become more frequent among Romani people in Spain than among the general Spanish population.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
origin, respectively. It derived from the Old French
Old French
Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...
"curteis," which means 'polite, courteous, or well-bred', and is analogous to the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
Curtis
Curtis
Curtis is a common given name and surname of English origin derived from the Old French "curteis," which means 'polite, courteous, or well-bred.' It's related with the spanish and portuguese surname Cortes. It was brought to England via the Norman Conquest...
, although the English form has become more widely used as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
.
The surname has become more frequent among Romani people in Spain than among the general Spanish population.
People
Notable people surnamed Cortes include:- Alejandro CortésAlejandro CortésAlejandro Iván Cortés Llano is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20002001...
, Colombian road cyclist - Bruno CortêsBruno CortêsBruno Cortês Barbosa, better known as Bruno Cortês , is a Brazilian association football left back, who plays for Série A club Botafogo.-Early career:He started playing football as a forward in 2006, as part of Arturzinho's squad...
, Brazilian football (soccer) player - Garðar Thór CortesGarðar Thór CortesGarðar Thór Cortes , is an Icelandic tenor of Icelandic and English parentage. A former child actor, Cortes subsequently trained as a singer in Vienna, Copenhagen and London. He has performed various leading tenor roles in operas, as well as a leading part in The Phantom of the Opera in London's...
, IcelandIcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic tenorTenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2... - Hernán CortésHernán CortésHernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...
, 16th century Spanish conquistador - Juan Donoso CortésJuan Donoso CortésJuan Donoso Cortés, marqués de Valdegamas , Spanish author, political theorist, and diplomat, was born at Valle de la Serena...
(1809-1853), Spanish writer and politician - Joaquín CortésJoaquín CortésJoaquín Pedraja Reyes "Joaquín Cortés" is a classically trained ballet and flamenco dancer from Spain of Romani origin.-Biography:...
, Spanish flamenco dancer - Édouard Cortès, 20th century French Post-Impressionist Painter
- Xavier Cortés RochaXavier Cortés RochaXavier Cortés Rocha is a Mexican architect and urban planner. He was also rector of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México for a short time. He was born in Tampico.-Biography:...
, Mexican architect and rector of the UNAM