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Cottrell

Cottrell proper noun: a surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Cottrell (countable and uncountable, plural Cottrells)

  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.

Forms of Cottrell

pluralCottrells
alternative formCutrell
alternative formCotterell

Origin of Cottrell

From Old French coterel, a diminutive of cotier (“cottager”).

Words formed from Cottrell

Questions about Cottrell

What does Cottrell mean?
Cottrell means a surname from Old French.
What part of speech is Cottrell?
Cottrell is a proper noun.

Words near Cottrell in the dictionary

  1. cottonworm
  2. cottonworms
  3. cottony
  4. Cottos
  5. cottrel
  6. Cottrell
  7. Cottrells
  8. cottrels
  9. Cottrill
  10. Cottrills
  11. cotts

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