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^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN