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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name is a translation of [[Westron]] ''[[ | The name ''Cotman'' is a translation of [[Westron]] '''''Hlothram''''', derived from ''[[hlothram(a)]]''.<ref>{{App|Translation}}, note on "Gamgee"</ref> | ||
Cotman is also a real-life surname, of similar meaning.<ref name="Nomen"> | ''Cotman'' is also a real-life surname, of similar meaning.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 755</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Cotton]] | [[Category:Cotton]] | ||
Revision as of 16:14, 8 September 2012
| Cotman | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Hlothram |
| Location | Bywater |
| Birth | S.R. 1260 |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Cottar |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Cotman |
Cotman was a Hobbit.
History
Cotman was born in S.R. 1260, the son of Cottar. He had one brother named Carl. They were ancestors of the Cottons of Bywater.
He married Rose, the daughter of Holman the greenhanded, and their son (also called Holman) was the first Hobbit to use the family-name of Cotton.[1]
Etymology
The name Cotman is a translation of Westron Hlothram, derived from hlothram(a).[2]
Cotman is also a real-life surname, of similar meaning.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation", note on "Gamgee"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 755
