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| image=[[File:Liz Danforth Cotman.jpg|250px|link=Liz Danforth]]
| name=Cotman
| name=Cotman
| image=[[File:Liz Danforth - Cotman.jpg|250px]]
| caption="Cotman" by [[Liz Danforth]]
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| othernames=[[Hlothram]]
| othernames=[[Hlothram]]
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| location=[[Bywater]]
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| birth={{SR|1260}}
| birth={{SR|1260}}
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| family=[[Cotton Family|Cotton]]
| parentage=[[Cottar]]
| parentage=[[Cottar]]
| location=[[Bywater]]
| siblings=[[Carl (son of Cottar)|Carl]]
| spouse=[[Rose (daughter of Holman)|Rose]]
| children=[[Holman Cotton]]
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'''Cotman''' was a [[Hobbit]].
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'''Cotman''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]].
==History==
==History==
Cotman was born in {{SR|1260}}, the son of Cottar. He had one brother named [[Carl (Son of Cottar)|Carl]]. They were ancestors of the [[Cotton Family|Cottons]] of [[Bywater]].
Cotman was born in {{SR|1260}}, the son of Cottar. He had one brother named [[Carl (son of Cottar)|Carl]]. They were ancestors of the [[Cotton Family|Cottons]] of [[Bywater]].


He married [[Rose Greenhand]], the daughter of [[Holman the greenhanded]], and their son (also called [[Holman Cotton|Holman]]) was the first Hobbit to use the family-name of Cotton.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>
He married [[Rose (daughter of Holman)|Rose]], the daughter of [[Holman the greenhanded]], and their son (also called [[Holman Cotton|Holman]]) was the first Hobbit to use the family-name of Cotton.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name is a translation of [[Westron]] ''[[Hlothram]]''. His name means "cottage dweller".<ref>{{App|Translation}}, note on "Gamgee"</ref>  
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">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|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</ref>
''Cotman'' is also a real-life surname, of similar meaning.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 755</ref>
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 18 September 2015

Cotman
Hobbit
Liz Danforth - Cotman.jpg
"Cotman" by Liz Danforth
Biographical Information
Other namesHlothram
LocationBywater
BirthS.R. 1260
Family
FamilyCotton
ParentageCottar
SiblingsCarl
SpouseRose
ChildrenHolman Cotton
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Cotman

Cotman was a Hobbit.

History[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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