Coltan

KOHL-tan'KOH-ltuhn'2 syllables
🇬🇧English
Hardworking

MEANING

From the coal town

ORIGIN

Old English

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Old English words 'col' meaning 'coal' and 'tun' meaning 'town or settlement'.

CULTURAL NOTES

Often associated with places where coal mining was historically significant.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historically used as a surname in regions with coal mining communities.

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The name Coltan means "from the coal town" in English.
Coltan has Old English origins. Derived from the Old English words 'col' meaning 'coal' and 'tun' meaning 'town or settlement'.
Coltan is pronounced KOHL-tan (KOH-ltuhn). It has 2 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Coltan include Cole, Colt.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Coltan include Logan, Carter, Mason.
The most common spelling is Coltan. Alternative spellings include Colten, Colton.