Cotton
KAH-tuhn
Popularity
#8427
Letters
6
Syllables
2
Origin
English
Total Births
497
Peak Year
#31 in 2015
First Recorded
1918
Style
Nature-Inspired, Earthy & Bohemian
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Cotton is an English occupational name derived from the Old English 'coton', referring to someone who lived near a cottage or at a place where cotton was grown or sold.
Numerology
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