Meaning and Origin
What does the name Cote mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
- A cottage or hut.(Obs)
- A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals, as for sheep or doves."Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve, In hurdled cotes." [Milton.]
Etymology: See 1st Cot
Etymology: Prob. from F. côté side, OF. costet, LL. costatus costatum, fr. L. costu rib, side: cf. F. côtoyer to go or keep at the side of. See Coast
Etymology: See Quote
- A small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
From the Old English cote, the feminine form of cot (“small house”). Cognate to Dutch kot.
- A cottage or hut.
- A small structure built to contain domesticated animals such as sheep, pigs or pigeons.
See quote.
Probably related to French côté (“side”).
cote was also found in the following language(s): French, Italian, Latin, Middle English, Old French, and Portuguese