Pott

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of pot. alt-of, obsolete
  2. 2
    An old size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches. uncountable

    "pott paper"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly from originally bearing a watermark of a pot or from a manufacturer's or merchant's name.

Etymology 2

* As an English surname (and north German adaptations), from the noun pot. Compare Potter. * Also as a north German surname, from Low German Pütt (“pool; mine shaft, pit”) (high German Pfütze).

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