Cottrell

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proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginOld French coterel →
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Meanings

proper nounCottrell (countable and uncountable, plural Cottrells)

plural Cottrells · alternative Cutrell · alternative Cotterell

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

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcoterel
  2. EnglishCottrell

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

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APA

Cottrell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cottrell

MLA

“Cottrell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cottrell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cottrell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cottrell.

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