Etymology

Cottrell

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Today it means: A surname from Old French. Full definition →

Old French coterel
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  1. Old French · derived fromcoterel
  2. English todayCottrell

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.