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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
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Friendship potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Michael96%
  2. Micheal96%
  3. Rob96%
  4. Kimball95%
  5. Lawrence95%
  6. Larry95%
  7. Authur95%
  8. Ron94%
  9. Kirt94%
  10. Duwayne94%

Bottom 10

  1. Elvis49%
  2. Sid50%
  3. Johnny51%
  4. Jimmy51%
  5. Garry51%
  6. Tommy52%
  7. Rudy53%
  8. Eddy55%
  9. Freddy56%
  10. Robby57%

Love potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Wardell96%
  2. Toney95%
  3. Rob95%
  4. Gaylon94%
  5. Michael94%
  6. Micheal94%
  7. Timmothy94%
  8. Mikeal94%
  9. Stewart92%
  10. Greggory92%

Bottom 10

  1. Karl42%
  2. Byron45%
  3. Elvis46%
  4. Van47%
  5. Darwin49%
  6. Johnny50%
  7. Sid51%
  8. Dirk54%
  9. Rudolfo54%
  10. Hal54%

Professional potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Linwood95%
  2. Joseph92%
  3. Stanton92%
  4. Joesph92%
  5. Toney91%
  6. Woody90%
  7. Garold90%
  8. Les90%
  9. Cleophus90%
  10. Pernell89%

Bottom 10

  1. Dean42%
  2. Raynard42%
  3. Van43%
  4. Brad44%
  5. Darwin45%
  6. Karl46%
  7. Byron47%
  8. Dirk48%
  9. Richard49%
  10. Rickie49%

Crush potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Rob91%
  2. Micheal87%
  3. Michael87%
  4. Brad87%
  5. Ron86%
  6. Rich86%
  7. Darrell86%
  8. Duwayne86%
  9. Kirt86%
  10. Curtiss86%

Bottom 10

  1. John45%
  2. Felton49%
  3. Karl51%
  4. Joesph52%
  5. Elvis52%
  6. Joseph52%
  7. Donn53%
  8. Tommy54%
  9. Freddy54%
  10. Darwin55%
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