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An ancestor of the Cotton family
Pronunciation
co'tman
Meaning
'Cottage dweller'
Other names
Hlothram

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Cotman

The grandfather of Farmer Cotton

The son of Cottar, and an ancestor of the Cottons of Bywater. Cotman was apparently not a wealthy hobbit - his name means 'cottage dweller', meaning that he lived in a particularly small Hobbit-hole. 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.


See also...

Carl, Cottar, Hlothran, Rose

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