Origin of the name COT Back

Origin

COTTON : This name affords several derivations. Local, Welsh, Coedton, the woody hill; Coiton, Cuiton, Cor. Br.; Cutton, Welsh, the cottage hill. Cotden, Saxon, the cot in the valley; Cwthen, Welsh, the ancient cottage or dwelling.

CRITTENDEN : (Cor. Br. and Welsh.) Local. The cot on the lower hill; from cru, a cot; tarn, lower, and dun or din, a hill; or it may be the chalk hill, from krit, Saxon, chalk.

LIPPENCOT : Local. Lippe, a German principality and town on the river Lippe. Cote, side or coast. Liban, Saxon, Leben, German, to abide, to dwell, and cot, a cottage.

TURCOTTE : (Welsh.) Turcwt, a craggy, abrupt pinnacle, or tower, from Tur, a tower, and cwt, abrupt cut off, implying defense. Tor, or Tur, a Saxon deity, and cot, a house, Thorcot.

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