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==History== | ==History== | ||
Holman moved to Bywater, and took up the family name "[[Cotton Family|Cotton]]". He became a farmer, which passed to his son, [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Tom]]. He also had another son, [[Wilcome Cotton I|Will]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | Holman was the son of [[Cotman]]. He moved to [[Bywater]], and took up the family name "[[Cotton Family|Cotton]]". He became a farmer, which passed to his son, [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Tom]]. He also had another son, [[Wilcome Cotton I|Will]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Holman means "hole-man", and is distinct from the real-life English surname<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 760</ref> which contains ''holm'' "river island" rather than ''hol'' "hole".<ref> | Holman means "hole-man", and is distinct from the real-life English surname<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 760</ref> which contains ''holm'' "river island" rather than ''hol'' "hole".<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Giving of Names"</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Hobbits]][[Category:Cotton]] | [[Category:Hobbits]][[Category:Cotton]] | ||
Revision as of 09:10, 21 November 2014
| Holman Cotton | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | "Long Hom" |
| Location | Bywater |
| Birth | S.R. 1302 |
| Family | |
| Family | Cotton |
| Parentage | Cotman and Rose |
| Children | Tom and Will |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Holman "Long Hom" Cotton was a Hobbit of Bywater.
History
Holman was the son of Cotman. He moved to Bywater, and took up the family name "Cotton". He became a farmer, which passed to his son, Tom. He also had another son, Will.[1]
Etymology
Holman means "hole-man", and is distinct from the real-life English surname[2] which contains holm "river island" rather than hol "hole".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "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. 760
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
