Cottered
village · Hertfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The village name Cottered likely derives from an Old English personal name and the word 'thwaite', meaning a clearing or homestead. It signifies a settlement belonging to someone named Cotta.
Word origins
- Cotta
- Old Englisha personal name(from Cotta "a personal name")
- thwaite
- Old Norseclearing, homestead(from þveit "clearing, homestead")
Historical forms
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