"Bottom" meaning in English

See Bottom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Bottoms [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun bottom. Compare Botham. * As a French name, mistranslated from Lafond, in which Old French la fond (“the fountain”) is confused with modern le fond (“the bottom”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{cog|fro|la}} Old French la Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Bottoms}} Bottom (plural Bottoms)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bottom-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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