Cotgrave
town · Nottinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Cotgrave is named after a personal name, 'Cōta', and the Old Norse word 'graf', meaning a grove or plantation. It signifies Cōta's grove.
Word origins
- Cōta
- Old Englishpersonal name
- graf
- Old Norsegrove, plantation(from graf "grove")