cole
see also: Cole
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /kəʊl/, /kɔʊl/
  • (America) IPA: /koʊl/
Etymology 1

From Middle English cole, col, from Old English cawel, from Germanic -, from Latin caulis.

Noun

cole (uncountable)

  1. Cabbage.
  2. Brassica; a plant of the Brassica genus, especially those of Brassica oleracea (rape and coleseed).
Related terms Translations Noun

cole (plural coles)

  1. (Scotland) A stack or stook of hay.

Cole
Etymology

The surname is variously from:

  1. A nickname from Old English col,
  2. A patronymic from Nicholas (see also Coles, Colson, Colle).
  3. A variation of Cowell (which itself has several origins).
  4. As an Irish - and Scottish Gaelic - surname, variant of McCool.
  5. As a German - surname, Americanized from Kohl.
  6. As a Dutch - surname, Americanized from Kool.
  7. As a French - surname, Americanized/calqued from Charbonneau, influenced by the first sense.
Proper noun
  1. (countable) A male given name
    1. A male given name.
    2. A male given name.
  2. (countable) Surname.
    1. Surname. from Cowell
    2. Surname.
  3. A placename:
    1. A river in West Midlands, and north-east of Coleshill (Warwickshire).
    2. A river forming the border between Wiltshire near Lechlade.
    3. A hamlet in Pitcombe, South Somerset (OS grid ref ST6633).
    4. Ellipsis of Cole County



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