What is "lamothe"

Lamothe is the name or part of the name of the following communes in France:

• Lamothe, Landes, in the Landes department
• Lamothe, Haute-Loire, in the Haute-Loire department
• Bromont-Lamothe, in the Puy-de-Dôme department
• Lamothe-Capdeville, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department
• Lamothe-Jason, of Hamilton Ontario
• Lamothe-Cassel, in the Lot department
• Lamothe-Cumont, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department
• Lamothe-en-Blaisy, in the Haute-Marne department
• Lamothe-Fénelon, in the Lot department
• Lamothe-Goas, in the Gers department
• Lamothe-Landerron, in the Gironde department
• Lamothe-Montravel, in the Dordogne department