cole
see also: Cole
Pronunciation Etymology 1
Cole
Etymology
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see also: Cole
Pronunciation Etymology 1
From Middle English cole, col, from Old English cawel, from Germanic -, from Latin caulis.
Nouncole (uncountable)
- Cabbage.
- Brassica; a plant of the Brassica genus, especially those of Brassica oleracea (rape and coleseed).
cole (plural coles)
Cole
Etymology
The surname is variously from:
- A nickname from Old English col,
- 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.
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