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Col

Boy Name day: December 6
Col is a short form of Colin: on birth records it is written Colin (128,668 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Colin page. Also a short form of Collin, Colby, Colten.
Origin: Greek (via medieval diminutive of Nicholas). Meaning: Victory of the people.
Colin arose as a medieval diminutive of Nicholas — from Greek 'Nikolaos', combining 'nike' (victory) and 'laos' (people) — though a separate Scottish Colin descends from the Gaelic Cailean.

Name day for Col

December 6

Why this day? Col is a short form of Colin, and shares its name day.

Col is celebrated in the United States on December 6.

The story of the name Col

Col is a short form of Colin. It keeps its origin (Greek (via medieval diminutive of Nicholas)) and meaning — victory of the people, and shares its name day, December 6.

On birth records, Col is rarely written as such: the Cols are Colins (128,668 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Colin page. Col is also a short form of Collin, Colby, Colten.

Frequently asked questions about Col

What does Col mean?

Col is a short form of Colin, which means victory of the people.

When is Col's name day?

December 6, together with Colin: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Col a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Colin.

Col's profile

Energy 6/10
Humor 7/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 5/10
Ambition 5/10
Stability 7/10
Whimsy 4/10
Diplomacy 6/10
Loyalty 8/10
Need for attention 3/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Manuel96%
  2. Michael96%
  3. Mitchell96%
  4. Micheal96%
  5. Colin96%
  6. Daniel95%
  7. Adrian95%
  8. Lawrence95%
  9. Larry95%
  10. Joel95%

Bottom 10

  1. Johnny51%
  2. Jimmy51%
  3. Tommy52%
  4. Max52%
  5. Milton53%
  6. Dylan56%
  7. Juan59%
  8. Shane59%
  9. John59%
  10. Randy59%

Love potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Mitchell94%
  2. Michael94%
  3. Micheal94%
  4. Alfred93%
  5. Ernest90%
  6. Sebastian90%
  7. Carlos87%
  8. Joel87%
  9. Manuel87%
  10. Lonnie87%

Bottom 10

  1. Ivan42%
  2. Tristan42%
  3. Karl42%
  4. Dylan43%
  5. Miles44%
  6. Leonard46%
  7. Johnny50%
  8. Gabriel51%
  9. Milton54%
  10. Max55%

Professional potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Joseph92%
  2. Joe92%
  3. Jose92%
  4. Jesus91%
  5. Abraham89%
  6. Shane86%
  7. Jack86%
  8. Shawn86%
  9. John86%
  10. Juan86%

Bottom 10

  1. Chad42%
  2. Max42%
  3. Chase42%
  4. Alexander42%
  5. Dean42%
  6. Jason43%
  7. Preston43%
  8. Darren43%
  9. Donald44%
  10. Damian45%

Crush potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Micheal87%
  2. Michael87%
  3. Mitchell87%
  4. Darrell86%
  5. Corey85%
  6. Trevor84%
  7. Matthew82%
  8. Colin82%
  9. Cory82%
  10. Manuel82%

Bottom 10

  1. Herbert44%
  2. Jack45%
  3. Juan45%
  4. Ivan45%
  5. Shawn45%
  6. John45%
  7. Shane45%
  8. Sean45%
  9. Leonard46%
  10. Roland48%
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