Cottee as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cottee

What is the meaning of the name Cottee ?

The baby name Cottee is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOT-ee; IPA: /ˈkɒti/ (UK), /ˈkɑːti/ (US).

Cottee is English in Origin.

Rooted in medieval English onomastics, Cottee is a surname-turned-given name derived from Middle English cot/cote ("cottage, shelter"), combined with a diminutive or locative ending written -ey, -ie, or -ee. The spelling Cottee sits alongside Cotty and Cottey, all carrying the sense of "cottager," "dweller by a cottage," or "little cottage." Some scholars also note influence from Old French cote, reinforcing the same rustic meaning. Pronunciation is typically KOT-ee.

As a family name, Cottee surfaces in early modern parish registers in East Anglia and southeastern England, later traveling to Australia and other English-speaking regions. Its use as a first name is modern and rare, chosen for its crisp sound and homespun meaning, and it reads as unisex. Variants and near-forms include Cottey, Cotty, Cottie, and the modern Coty; related but etymologically distinct are Coates and Cotter.

⚙ Cottee is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Cottee appears only 4 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.