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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. Said96%
  2. Sameer96%
  3. Andrey95%
  4. Adel95%
  5. Corbyn95%
  6. Carsten95%
  7. Lauro95%
  8. Saad95%
  9. Jeniffer93%
  10. Raeann93%

Bottom 10

  1. Arwen48%
  2. Fredy51%
  3. Kaydee53%
  4. Delila53%
  5. Cy54%
  6. Babyboy54%
  7. Cienna54%
  8. Monet55%
  9. Avril55%
  10. Elysia55%

Love potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Bradlee92%
  2. Domenico92%
  3. Joeseph90%
  4. Said90%
  5. Emmit89%
  6. Roque89%
  7. Chancellor89%
  8. Sameer89%
  9. Lauro89%
  10. Armon88%

Bottom 10

  1. Berlin42%
  2. Caelan42%
  3. Kalei42%
  4. Arnav42%
  5. Kristiana42%
  6. Aiyanna42%
  7. Arwen42%
  8. Artemio44%
  9. Ravyn44%
  10. Avril44%

Professional potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Serene96%
  2. Aman96%
  3. Leeland95%
  4. Sahana94%
  5. Madelaine94%
  6. Cecilio94%
  7. Harmonie92%
  8. Simran92%
  9. Gracey91%
  10. Eben90%

Bottom 10

  1. Shia42%
  2. Kierstyn42%
  3. Kayne42%
  4. Bentlee42%
  5. Carrington42%
  6. Trevion42%
  7. Tyce42%
  8. Ceasar42%
  9. Tyran42%
  10. Ramses42%

Crush potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Sameer93%
  2. Jeniffer90%
  3. Kiah89%
  4. Miyah89%
  5. Honey89%
  6. Abygail88%
  7. Jaquelyn88%
  8. Chancellor87%
  9. Eman86%
  10. Izaak86%

Bottom 10

  1. Arwen42%
  2. Sinai46%
  3. Luc47%
  4. Berlin49%
  5. Kalei49%
  6. Arnav50%
  7. Cienna50%
  8. Monet51%
  9. Soledad51%
  10. Aditi51%
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