English Explanatory Dictionary

Coutts

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A private bank, famously that of Queen Elizabeth

Pronunciation

/ˈkuːts/ [kjyːt͡s]

Word forms

Coutts

Etymology

The bank takes its name from James Coutts and his descendants, who became partners at the bank in the 1750s and 60s. The surname is also spelled Couts.

Derived words

Coutts Crossing
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