"Motte" meaning in English

See Motte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: * As a French, Walloon, and West Flemish surname, from Old French mot, motte (“embankment, hill, mound”), from Medieval Latin mota (“fortified height”), which could be of Celtic origin and from Gaulish *mutt, *mutta (compare Welsh mwd (“vault, arch, canopy”), Irish móta (“moat”), though this itself could have been borrowed from the English) or otherwise of Germanic origin and from the root of mud. Compare Delamotte, Demotte, Lamotte. * As an English surname, variant of Mott. * As a German surname, perhaps from Motten in Bavaria, first attested 837, from the personal name Moto (compare *mōd (“courage, bravery”)). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|wa|-}} Walloon, {{der|en|vls|-}} West Flemish, {{der|en|fro|mot|mot, motte|t=embankment, hill, mound}} Old French mot, motte (“embankment, hill, mound”), {{der|en|ML.|mota|t=fortified height}} Medieval Latin mota (“fortified height”), {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|en|cel-gau|*mutt}} Gaulish *mutt, {{cog|cy|mwd|t=vault, arch, canopy}} Welsh mwd (“vault, arch, canopy”), {{cog|ga|móta|t=moat}} Irish móta (“moat”), {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-prop}} Motte
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: Motten
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