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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. Hasan96%
  2. Thompson96%
  3. Umar95%
  4. Alston95%
  5. Adnan95%
  6. Dixon95%
  7. Damir93%
  8. Ayman93%
  9. Henrik93%
  10. Creed92%

Bottom 10

  1. Anakin42%
  2. Elon42%
  3. Ozzie48%
  4. Pepper49%
  5. Castiel49%
  6. Cosmo51%
  7. Dream53%
  8. Rowdy53%
  9. Ocean53%
  10. Tallulah53%

Love potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Boaz90%
  2. Lawton90%
  3. Thompson90%
  4. Dixon89%
  5. Jones89%
  6. Baker88%
  7. Dovid88%
  8. Truett87%
  9. Akiva87%
  10. Oaklee87%

Bottom 10

  1. Amethyst42%
  2. Ariadne42%
  3. Anakin42%
  4. Elon42%
  5. Kain42%
  6. Indigo42%
  7. Ransom42%
  8. Avalon42%
  9. Rowyn42%
  10. Ocean42%

Professional potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Shalom96%
  2. Maison95%
  3. Calum95%
  4. Lake95%
  5. Cedar95%
  6. Damir95%
  7. Tenzin95%
  8. Fatimah91%
  9. Oaklee90%
  10. Shlomo90%

Bottom 10

  1. Saint42%
  2. Cristiano42%
  3. Achilles42%
  4. Ares42%
  5. Alaric42%
  6. Anakin42%
  7. Elon42%
  8. Axl42%
  9. Ransom42%
  10. Khaleesi42%

Crush potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Gracen86%
  2. Coralee86%
  3. Thompson86%
  4. Hartley86%
  5. Amada84%
  6. Dietrich84%
  7. Amado83%
  8. Jesslyn83%
  9. Baker83%
  10. Damir82%

Bottom 10

  1. Elon42%
  2. Atreyu42%
  3. Castiel42%
  4. Pepper44%
  5. Anakin45%
  6. Ocean46%
  7. Cosmo47%
  8. Tenzin48%
  9. Phineas48%
  10. Mikhail48%
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