What is the closest translation in German of the English name Curtis?

If you want one that SOUNDS similiar "Kurt" is clearly the way to go.





But that's not what you asked for. AndSince you ask for a German TRANSLATION of "Curtis" I'd have to disagree with others. "Kurt" is tempting, but mistaken. It has an entirely different origin and a different meaning





To clarify -- the name "Curt" in English is sometimes an adaptation of the German "Curt". But "Curtis" it not.


German "Kurt" is from "Conrad" -- derived from the Germanic elements kuon "bold" and rad "counsel, advice" and so meaning 'bold advisor.'


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The name "Curtis" comes from a French form meaning "courteous" or better "courtly" (and ultimately goes back to Latin). In other words, not with the modern sense of "polite" but in the sense of "courtly" that is, "of the (royal) court." (For what it's worth, the Spanish version is "Cortez".)


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I do not know of a German name with precisely this sense, certainly not as "member of the royal court." But if the name is meant to refer to the CHARACTER of the individual, something meaning "noble" might be a fairly close match.





Now old Germanic names of this sort most often compounds, with TWO pieces (called "dithematic"), so that you would not have a name with JUST the "noble" element. Rather it would appar in combination with another. A common Germanic element meaning "noble, honorable" is "Adal-". It appears alone as the German name "Etzel". But much more common are its uses in compound names like "Adalbert", its older form "Adalbrecht", or more modern "Albrecht" (which in older Enlish was 'Aethelbert" or "Ethelbert" and became "Albert"), meaning "bright nobility" ("beraht" is related to "bright", as you may be able to see). The root also appears in "Adolf" ("noble wolf").





Unless you want "Etzel", the closest match is probably Adalbert/Allbrecht. I'd recommend the latter form as in "Albrecht Duerer" the famous 16th century German painter.





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What is the closest translation in German of the English name Curtis?
Probably "Kurt".
Reply:The closest is certainly ”Kurt”





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