Cothen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as coten in 1126. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch cote (“cottage, small farm”).

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: Co‧then
  • Homophones: koten, Koten

Proper noun

Cothen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Cothenaar
  • Cothens

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “cothen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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