Caldecote
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Caldecote is an Old English place name meaning 'cold cottage' or 'cottage by the cold place'. 'Cald' means cold, and 'cot' means cottage or dwelling. It likely refers to a dwelling in a cold or exposed location.
Word origins
- Calde
- Old Englishcold(from cald "cold")
- cote
- Old EnglishAttestedcottage, dwelling(from cot "cottage")