Meanings & Origins of Cotton
What does Cotton mean? What is the origin?
Meaning
Cotton \c(ot)-ton\ as a boy's name. Plant name. May originally have been an occupational name from England, though the cotton plant, requiring a warm climate, was never a big source of industry in Britain. In America, great Massachusetts clergyman Cotton Mather's writings contributed to the Salem witch trials. He was named for his grandfather, early American clergyman John Cotton. Actor Joseph Cotten.
Cotton has 1 variant form: Cotten.
Baby names that sound like Cotton are Cathan, Gaeton, Caydon, Caidon, Keaton and Keeton.
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How to pronounce, Cotton?
\c(ot)-ton\
Popularity of Cotton
There were 19 US births last year.
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