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Cottingham

Cottingham proper noun: a large village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0432).

Proper noun

Cottingham (countable and uncountable, plural Cottinghams)

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

Forms of Cottingham

pluralCottinghams

Origin of Cottingham

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

Questions about Cottingham

What does Cottingham mean?
Cottingham means a large village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0432).
What part of speech is Cottingham?
Cottingham is a proper noun.

Words near Cottingham in the dictionary

  1. cottier
  2. cottierism
  3. cottiers
  4. cottiform
  5. cottiforms
  6. Cottingham
  7. Cottinghams
  8. Cottingley
  9. Cottis
  10. cottise
  11. cottised

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