Cottingham

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A large village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0432). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby borough (OS grid ref SP8490). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Cotta + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

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