Mott

See also: mott, mött, and møtt

English

Etymology

  • As an English surname, spelling variant of Motte.
  • Also as an English surname, from a medieval pet form of Matilda. Also see Mould.
  • As a German surname, from the root of the noun Moder (“swamp, decomposing mass”).

Proper noun

Mott

  1. A surname.
  2. A ghost town in Missouri.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Hettinger County, North Dakota, United States.

Derived terms

Plautdietsch

Noun

Mott (plural Motte)

  1. moth
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