Coton
hamlet · Staffordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Coton is a common Old English place name meaning 'the settlement or farmstead by the cottages'. It combines 'cot' meaning 'cottage, hut' with 'tun' meaning 'settlement, farmstead'.
Word origins
- Coton
- Old EnglishAttestedSettlement by the cottages(from cot "cottage, hut", tun "settlement, farmstead")