Curtis

American  

[kur-tis] / ˈkɜr tɪs /

noun

1. Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.

2. Charles, 1860–1936, vice president of the U.S. 1929–33.

3. Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar 1850–1933, U.S. publisher.

4. George Ticknor 1812–94, U.S. attorney and writer.

5. George William, 1824–92, U.S. essayist, editor, and reformer.

6. a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “courteous.”

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Kimberly Curtis, owner of Hide & Seek Vintage in Studio City, said Gonzalez’s strawberry and cherry birthday candles “flew off the shelves last year” during the holidays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Jefferies analyst Blayne Curtis raised his price target for Sandisk’s stock to $3,000 in a note on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Curtis and Tompkins expect both same-store sales growth and total revenue growth to come at the higher end of management guidance.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

The now famous “seven fishes” episode featured a memorable if traumatizing performance by Jamie Lee Curtis as the Berzatto family’s mad mother, Donna; the Richie-centric episode “Forks” was simply genius television.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

“Yeah. They posted Bri’s song a little while ago,” Curtis says.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas