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  1. mottenoun

    a raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch

  2. mottenoun

    A clump of trees in a prairie.

  3. Etymology: Compare motte a clod, clump, or hillock.

Wikipedia

  1. motte

    A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy to build with unskilled labour, but still militarily formidable, these castles were built across northern Europe from the 10th century onwards, spreading from Normandy and Anjou in France, into the Holy Roman Empire in the 11th century. The Normans introduced the design into England and Wales. Motte-and-bailey castles were adopted in Scotland, Ireland, the Low Countries and Denmark in the 12th and 13th centuries. Windsor Castle, in England, is an example of a motte-and-bailey castle. By the end of the 13th century, the design was largely superseded by alternative forms of fortification, but the earthworks remain a prominent feature in many countries.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mottenoun

    a clump of trees in a prairie

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. motte a clod, clump, or hillock.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MOTTE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Motte is ranked #33121 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Motte surname appeared 691 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Motte.

    68.8% or 476 total occurrences were White.
    20.6% or 143 total occurrences were Black.
    5.2% or 36 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    3% or 21 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.4% or 10 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.7% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

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  1. motet

  2. totem

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of MOTTE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of MOTTE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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