Cotto
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Cotto is a common name amongst those of Spanish
, Portuguese
, Italian
, or French
ancestry. It is also had by many Sephardic Jews, with most of their ancestors originating from Italy.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, or French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
ancestry. It is also had by many Sephardic Jews, with most of their ancestors originating from Italy.
- Antonio Correa CottoAntonio Correa CottoAntonio Correa Cotto, also known simply as Correa Cotto, , was the first outlaw to gain legendary status in Puerto Rico.-Early years:Correa Cotto was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico...
, Puerto Rican outlaw - Delilah CottoDelilah CottoDelilah Cotto is a Puerto Rican-American dancer, model, television and film actress.-Early life:Cotto was born and raised in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York to Puerto Rican-American parents. She studied drama at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City...
, Puerto Rican actress, dancer and model - Henry CottoHenry CottoHenry Cotto is a former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball, from until . He also played one season in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants in , winning a world championship...
, American professional baseball player - José Juan CottoJosé Juan CottoJosé Juan Cotto is a retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, Cotto represented Puerto Rico in the flyweight division , winning a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina...
, Puerto Rican professional boxer - Miguel CottoMiguel CottoMiguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and the reigning WBA light middleweight champion. He is the younger brother of contender Jose Miguel Cotto and cousin of Abner Cotto...
, Puerto Rican professional boxer - Edgar Aroldo Cotto GonzalezEdgar Aroldo Cotto GonzalezEdgar Cotto is a professional footballer who currently plays for Xelajú in Guatemala's top division, mostly in midfield.-Club career:...
Guatemalan footballer