Cotton.
The name of several settlements around the world:
Meaning & usage
The name of several settlements around the world: A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0645).
The name of several settlements around the world: A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0767).
The name of several settlements around the world: An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States.
The name of several settlements around the world: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English cottūn (“cottage farmstead”), from cot (“cottage”) + tūn (“homestead”).
A surname from Hebrew.
Where this word comes from
From Hebrew קָתָן (katan, “small”).
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