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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. Ron94%
  2. Neal91%
  3. Cleveland90%
  4. Perry90%
  5. Clay89%
  6. Nelson88%
  7. Kelvin87%
  8. Fredrick87%
  9. Gerard86%
  10. Stuart86%

Bottom 10

  1. Garry51%
  2. Rudy53%
  3. Freddy56%
  4. Byron59%
  5. Matt60%
  6. Timmy61%
  7. Darwin62%
  8. Kenny65%
  9. Van66%
  10. Greg67%

Love potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Stewart92%
  2. Teddy87%
  3. Ron85%
  4. Clay82%
  5. Perry82%
  6. Doug82%
  7. Stuart81%
  8. Cleveland81%
  9. Fredrick80%
  10. Gerard80%

Bottom 10

  1. Byron45%
  2. Van47%
  3. Darwin49%
  4. Matt56%
  5. Garry59%
  6. Kurt59%
  7. Daryl60%
  8. Greg62%
  9. Benny63%
  10. Rudy63%

Professional potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Gerard85%
  2. Teddy83%
  3. Ron82%
  4. Bradford82%
  5. Stuart82%
  6. Dwight81%
  7. Sammy80%
  8. Timmy80%
  9. Rodger78%
  10. Perry77%

Bottom 10

  1. Van43%
  2. Brad44%
  3. Darwin45%
  4. Byron47%
  5. Rickey49%
  6. Rick49%
  7. Dwayne51%
  8. Rex52%
  9. Kelvin56%
  10. Rocky56%

Crush potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Brad87%
  2. Ron86%
  3. Perry86%
  4. Clay81%
  5. Kelvin81%
  6. Dewayne81%
  7. Bret80%
  8. Monte79%
  9. Rodger77%
  10. Gerard77%

Bottom 10

  1. Freddy54%
  2. Darwin55%
  3. Kurt56%
  4. Timmy56%
  5. Garry59%
  6. Rudy59%
  7. Van59%
  8. Byron59%
  9. Sammy60%
  10. Dwight62%
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