Totten

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proper noun

A surname transferred from the nickname.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

proper nounTotten (plural Tottens)

plural Tottens

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Origin

Possibly from a diminutive of the nickname totte (“simpleton, fool”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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