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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish place-names).
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COTTON. A local name for Inverallochy in Aberdeenshire, orig. the cottown (see Cot, n., 5.) of the estate (Abd. 1949 R. Duthie Fishing Villages 23). Hence Cottoner, of a native (Id.).
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"Cotton ". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00089512>
