Courtley

An alternative to Courtney — a favorite of the 70s, 80s, and 90s — Courtley has that same aristocratic air, paired with the on-trend -ley ending. The name could be interpreted as meaning "Curtenus's meadow" (Curtenus being personal name meaning "short"), though more figuratively "short meadow" or "short clearing" may be more evocative.

Alternatively, it may be refer to a court or a manor house, giving it the meaning "meadow by the court", or it may be a play on the word "courtly", connoting respectable and polite behavior.

Pronounced KORT-lee.