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Colter

Usually a boy's name

Literal meaning
Northern English surname: a keeper of asses and horses, from 'colt' Likely

'Colter' is also a US spelling of 'coulter', a plow blade, but the surname dictionary doesn't link them.

Origin
English surname
Popularity

US 2025: #157 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1466

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

Sources

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