cole

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see also: Cole

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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

• colewort
• cauliflower

Translations

• French: choux
• Italian: ravizzone
• Portuguese: brassicácea, couve
• Russian: капу́ста
• Spanish: col

Noun

cole (plural coles)

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

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Cole

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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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