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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. Patti92%
  2. Patty92%
  3. Cathleen92%
  4. Rae90%
  5. Marianne90%
  6. Jacquelyn90%
  7. Patrice90%
  8. Tammie88%
  9. Lora87%
  10. Jeri87%

Bottom 10

  1. Janis48%
  2. Jeannie53%
  3. Margarita58%
  4. Shelley60%
  5. Myra60%
  6. Lana62%
  7. Teri64%
  8. Vicky64%
  9. Therese64%
  10. Roxanne64%

Love potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Janette96%
  2. Tammie85%
  3. Jacquelyn85%
  4. Bernadette85%
  5. Jeanine85%
  6. Janine82%
  7. Nadine82%
  8. Patrice82%
  9. Debora82%
  10. Patty81%

Bottom 10

  1. Janis42%
  2. Myra51%
  3. Shelley52%
  4. Deloris53%
  5. Daphne56%
  6. Lana57%
  7. Margo57%
  8. Mona57%
  9. Robyn58%
  10. Delia59%

Professional potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Polly92%
  2. Jacquelyn90%
  3. Janie88%
  4. Nadine87%
  5. Francine87%
  6. Trudy86%
  7. Teri83%
  8. Janine83%
  9. Therese83%
  10. Doreen82%

Bottom 10

  1. Janis47%
  2. Karla49%
  3. Dianna53%
  4. Vicky53%
  5. Rae53%
  6. Lorna55%
  7. Roxanne55%
  8. Becky56%
  9. Jayne57%
  10. Belinda57%

Crush potential for Col

Top 10

  1. Tammie91%
  2. Shari86%
  3. Darla85%
  4. Sherri85%
  5. Sheri84%
  6. Patty84%
  7. Sherrie84%
  8. Patti84%
  9. Debora82%
  10. Rae82%

Bottom 10

  1. Janis49%
  2. Margarita55%
  3. Jeannie55%
  4. Trudy58%
  5. Roxanne60%
  6. Teri60%
  7. Therese60%
  8. Shelley61%
  9. Myra61%
  10. Margo63%
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