Colthouse
hamlet · Westmorland and Furness
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Colthouse is an Old English name meaning 'Coll's house' or 'hollow house'. It refers to a dwelling associated with a person named Coll or situated in a hollow.
Word origins
- Coll
- Old EnglishAttestedpersonal name or hollow(from Coll "personal name", cōl "cool, hollow")
- house
- Old EnglishAttestedhouse(from hūs "house")