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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. Hasan96%
  2. Thompson96%
  3. Umar95%
  4. Alston95%
  5. Adnan95%
  6. Dixon95%
  7. Damir93%
  8. Ayman93%
  9. Henrik93%
  10. Creed92%

Bottom 10

  1. Anakin42%
  2. Castiel49%
  3. Cosmo51%
  4. Rowdy53%
  5. Kain55%
  6. Axl55%
  7. Jet55%
  8. Fox55%
  9. Mikhail56%
  10. Ferris57%

Love potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Boaz90%
  2. Lawton90%
  3. Thompson90%
  4. Dixon89%
  5. Jones89%
  6. Baker88%
  7. Dovid88%
  8. Truett87%
  9. Akiva87%
  10. Muhammed87%

Bottom 10

  1. Anakin42%
  2. Kain42%
  3. Ransom42%
  4. Alaric43%
  5. Azael46%
  6. Dilan46%
  7. Zamir46%
  8. Mikhail47%
  9. Atreyu48%
  10. Robinson50%

Professional potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Calum95%
  2. Damir95%
  3. Shlomo90%
  4. Eder90%
  5. Hazen88%
  6. Jones88%
  7. Boden88%
  8. Shimon87%
  9. Abdulrahman84%
  10. Lawton83%

Bottom 10

  1. Saint42%
  2. Cristiano42%
  3. Achilles42%
  4. Ares42%
  5. Alaric42%
  6. Anakin42%
  7. Axl42%
  8. Ransom42%
  9. Huxley42%
  10. Wolfgang42%

Crush potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Thompson86%
  2. Dietrich84%
  3. Amado83%
  4. Baker83%
  5. Damir82%
  6. Josias82%
  7. Dixon82%
  8. Dovid82%
  9. Hampton82%
  10. Boaz82%

Bottom 10

  1. Atreyu42%
  2. Castiel42%
  3. Anakin45%
  4. Cosmo47%
  5. Phineas48%
  6. Mikhail48%
  7. Ferris48%
  8. Kain50%
  9. Cormac51%
  10. Neymar52%
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