Cotton

See also: cotton

English

Etymology 1

From Old English cottūn (“cottage farmstead”), from cot (“cottage”) + tūn (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Cotton

  1. The name of several settlements around the world
    1. A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0645). [1]
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Hebrew קָתָן (katan, “small”).

Proper noun

Cotton

  1. A surname from Hebrew.
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Staffordshire)

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