Courvoisier (surname)

The surname Courvoisier or de Courvoisier is in origin a French word, meaning 'shoemaker'. The word comes from Old French courveis ('leather') which itself comes from the Latin word Cordubense meaning 'from Cordova', originally referring to a kind of leather associated with that city.[1]

The name may refer to:

References

  1. ^ "corviser | corvisor, n.", Oxford English Dictionary Online, 1st edn (Oxford: Oxford University Press), accessed 29 June 2020.
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