Given name & surname
Cotman
“cotter, cottager”
Cotman is a surname from Middle English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cotman goes back to Middle English Cotman, meaning “cotter, cottager.”
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How it developed
From Middle English Cotman, built from English cot + man.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cotman’s family of names
Cotman may belong to the same name family as COTTMAN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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