What is the meaning of Cotta in Latin?

Read the Latin Dictionary meaning of Cotta,part of speech of Cotta, synonyms of Cotta, antonyms of Cotta, words derived from Cotta, examples of Cotta usage, alternate forms of Cotta, word forms of Cotta, history of Cotta, pronounciation of Cotta, abbreviation forms of Cotta below:

Latin Dictionary Word Meaning of Cotta

1.1 A cognomen of the gens Aurelia

Part of Speech - Latin Dictionary word Cotta

Cotta is a Proper Noun. A specific name given to an individual person, place, or thing

Latin Dictionary Word Forms of Cotta

1. Cottae (genitive)
2. no-table-tags (table-tags)
3. la-ndecl (inflection-template)
4. Cotta (nominative,singular)
5. Cottae (genitive,singular)
6. Cottae (dative,singular)
7. Cottam (accusative,singular)
8. Cottā (ablative,singular)
9. Cotta (singular,vocative)

History of Cotta

Uncertain. Two possibilities include a variant of cocta (“cooked”), intending sunburnt or tanned, or a Latinization of ancient Italiot Greek κόττος (“cockscomb”), intending cowlicked.