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Colter
Means “colt herder”
Old English origin
Colter is an English surname for someone who kept young horses. John Colter was an American explorer with the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Colter means "colt herder". It is a boy's name of Old English origin.
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Popular nicknames for Colter are Colt.
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