Country World United States Language frenitesptde
Names › Col

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. Mikey96%
  2. Hasan96%
  3. Jeb96%
  4. Manu96%
  5. Jerrel96%
  6. Said96%
  7. Hakim96%
  8. Thompson96%
  9. Mannie96%
  10. Colly96%

Bottom 10

  1. Anakin42%
  2. Leeroy46%
  3. Castiel49%
  4. Sid50%
  5. Percey50%
  6. Eltony50%
  7. Perce50%
  8. Percival50%
  9. Fredy51%
  10. Cosmo51%

Love potential for Col

Bottom 10

  1. Hold42%
  2. Anakin42%
  3. Kain42%
  4. Perce42%
  5. Dan-Dan42%
  6. Arnav42%
  7. Karlchen42%
  8. Triss42%
  9. Ransom42%
  10. Percey42%

Professional potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Aman96%
  2. Leeland95%
  3. Melton95%
  4. Calum95%
  5. Norwood95%
  6. Arvil95%
  7. Ewell95%
  8. Damir95%
  9. Donato94%
  10. Cecilio94%

Bottom 10

  1. Cezar42%
  2. Lutty42%
  3. Sander42%
  4. Saint42%
  5. Kayne42%
  6. Mave42%
  7. Cristiano42%
  8. Cesa42%
  9. Achilles42%
  10. Chaddy42%

Crush potential for Col

Bottom 10

  1. Atreyu42%
  2. Castiel42%
  3. Werner43%
  4. Herby44%
  5. Herberto44%
  6. Shany45%
  7. Shawnie45%
  8. Juanma45%
  9. Shanie45%
  10. Jock45%
Report an error on this page

A date that doesn't match your usage, a doubtful etymology? Tell us. We check the source and publish the correction — or the reason for the difference, right here.