Cole
proper noun
- family name
- male given name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kəʊl/ / [kɒʊl] / /kɒl/ / /kɔʊl/
name
Etymology: The surname is variously from: # A nickname from Old English col (“coal, coal-black”), # A patronymic from Nicholas (see also Coles, Colson, Colle). # A variation of Cowell (which itself has several origins). # As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, variant of McCool. # As a German surname, Americanized from Kohl. # As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Kool. # As a French surname, Americanized/calqued from Charbonneau, influenced by the first sense.
- A male given name.
“A few years later when Doug and I got married, Cole, Ella, and I agreed that we didn’t like the term “stepmom.” Instead they came up with the name “Momala.””
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noun
- Obsolete form of coal.