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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. Gustavo95%
  2. Andres92%
  3. Emanuel90%
  4. Nikolas89%
  5. Armando88%
  6. Emmanuel87%
  7. Colby87%
  8. Grady87%
  9. Erick86%
  10. Jarrett86%

Bottom 10

  1. Dante52%
  2. Pablo57%
  3. Jayson57%
  4. Bentley58%
  5. Gage60%
  6. Cayden62%
  7. Tyson62%
  8. Brock62%
  9. Drake64%
  10. Isiah64%

Love potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Andres90%
  2. Gustavo87%
  3. Nikolas87%
  4. Mauricio85%
  5. Rocco85%
  6. Colby84%
  7. Davis84%
  8. Armando83%
  9. Kaleb82%
  10. Marco82%

Bottom 10

  1. Dante42%
  2. Isiah52%
  3. Gage56%
  4. Bentley59%
  5. Malachi59%
  6. Brenden59%
  7. Ismael60%
  8. Pablo60%
  9. Dominick60%
  10. Romeo61%

Professional potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Jarrett85%
  2. Gerardo85%
  3. Jonas83%
  4. Noe82%
  5. Cristian82%
  6. Pedro80%
  7. Emanuel78%
  8. Gustavo78%
  9. Rogelio78%
  10. Jakob78%

Bottom 10

  1. Tyson42%
  2. Cesar42%
  3. Bentley42%
  4. Drake43%
  5. Dante45%
  6. Saul46%
  7. Ayden46%
  8. Jefferson46%
  9. Gage46%
  10. Jayson49%

Crush potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Andres82%
  2. Nikolas82%
  3. Trenton81%
  4. Trey81%
  5. Jefferson80%
  6. Colby80%
  7. Davis79%
  8. Marco79%
  9. Dexter79%
  10. Emmanuel79%

Bottom 10

  1. Dante47%
  2. Brenden53%
  3. Isiah53%
  4. Pablo57%
  5. Issac58%
  6. Cristian59%
  7. Mauricio60%
  8. Pedro60%
  9. Gage63%
  10. Tomas63%
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