Cottesmore
village · Rutland
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Cottesmore is named after a person called Cotta and the Old English word 'mōr', meaning moor or fen. It refers to a moorland belonging to Cotta.
Word origins
- Cotta
- Old Englisha personal name(from Cotta "a personal name")
- mōr
- Old Englishmoor, fen(from mōr "moor, fen")
Historical forms
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