Coscote
hamlet · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Coscote is likely an Old English name meaning 'the cottage or huts on the hill'. It combines 'cos' (a diminutive form of 'cot' meaning 'cottage, hut') with 'cote' (meaning 'cottage, hut') and possibly 'hoh' meaning 'heel' or 'ridge'.
Word origins
- Coscote
- Old EnglishAttestedCottages on the hill(from cos "diminutive of cot, cottage, hut", cote "cottage, hut", hoh "heel, ridge")