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An early member of the [[Cotton]] family, and in fact the first to use 'Cotton' as a surname. He came from [[Bywater]] near [[Hobbiton]], and presumably farmed the same land, down South Lane, as his son [[Tolman]] years later. Holman's cousin was his namesake, Holman Greenhand the gardener, whose gardening tradition would eventually passed on to [[Hamfast Gamgee]] and his son, [[Sam]].
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'''Holman "Long Hom" Cotton''' was a Hobbit of [[Bywater]].


[[Category:Hobbits]]
==History==
[[Category:Cotton]]
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>
 
==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>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>
 
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Revision as of 14:48, 29 December 2013

Holman Cotton
Hobbit
Biographical Information
Other names"Long Hom"
LocationBywater
BirthS.R. 1302
Family
FamilyCotton
ParentageCotman and Rose
ChildrenTom and Will
Physical Description
GenderMale

Holman "Long Hom" Cotton was a Hobbit of Bywater.

History

Holman 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