Meaning: Kotah reads as a modern short form of Dakota, the U.S. state and river name taken from the Dakota people's own name for themselves, often glossed 'allies' or 'friends'. Kotah itself is not a Dakota word and has no traditional standing; it is an American respelling of the clipped nickname Kota. Routes uncertain.Low
In 30 seconds: A short modern name, most often read as a clipped Dakota (said 'KOH-tuh'). Routes are uncertain, which we note.
MeaningKotah reads as a modern short form of Dakota, the U.S. state and river name taken from the Dakota people's own name for themselves, often glossed 'allies' or 'friends'. Kotah itself is not a Dakota word and has no traditional standing; it is an American respelling of the clipped nickname Kota. Routes uncertain.
Kotah is a modern American respelling of Kota, the everyday short form of Dakota. Dakota is the self-name of a Native nation of the northern plains, commonly glossed 'allies, friends', and it names two U.S. states. Kotah has no standing as a word in the Dakota language — it is a nickname turned name — so routes are uncertain, which we note (said 'KOH-tuh').
It appears only very rarely for boys in the U.S. Rare, clipped, and modern.
Did you know? Kotah is really the nickname Kota given an extra H — a clipping of Dakota, itself the Dakota people's own word for themselves. Kotah is not a word in that language, and we note that plainly (said 'KOH-tuh').
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References — Kotah — Short form of Dakota; not a Dakota-language word; routes uncertain
