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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. Michael96%
  2. Micheal96%
  3. Lawrence95%
  4. Larry95%
  5. Randall93%
  6. Douglas93%
  7. Jerome93%
  8. Allan92%
  9. Darrell91%
  10. Glenn91%

Bottom 10

  1. Johnny51%
  2. Jimmy51%
  3. Tommy52%
  4. John59%
  5. Randy59%
  6. Jim59%
  7. Karl60%
  8. Tony61%
  9. Curtis64%
  10. Danny64%

Love potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Michael94%
  2. Micheal94%
  3. Lonnie87%
  4. Douglas86%
  5. Randall86%
  6. Martin85%
  7. David84%
  8. Darrell84%
  9. Joseph84%
  10. Larry82%

Bottom 10

  1. Karl42%
  2. Johnny50%
  3. Jimmy56%
  4. Jim56%
  5. Duane56%
  6. Randy57%
  7. Tommy59%
  8. Don62%
  9. Jon62%
  10. Dean63%

Professional potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Joseph92%
  2. John86%
  3. Paul85%
  4. Martin83%
  5. Micheal82%
  6. Lonnie82%
  7. Michael82%
  8. Dennis81%
  9. Robert80%
  10. Bob80%

Bottom 10

  1. Dean42%
  2. Karl46%
  3. Richard49%
  4. Ricky49%
  5. Randy49%
  6. Johnny49%
  7. Reginald53%
  8. Marshall53%
  9. Stanley53%
  10. Kenneth54%

Crush potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Micheal87%
  2. Michael87%
  3. Darrell86%
  4. Jerome82%
  5. Gary81%
  6. Darryl81%
  7. Kevin81%
  8. Steve81%
  9. Douglas81%
  10. Randall81%

Bottom 10

  1. John45%
  2. Karl51%
  3. Joseph52%
  4. Tommy54%
  5. Jim57%
  6. Johnny57%
  7. Jon57%
  8. Jimmy59%
  9. Dennis62%
  10. Phillip63%
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