Details for the forename Col

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Col (male)


Pet Name for:	Colin (M) Nicholas (M)
Derivative(s):	Colin (M)
Feminine form:	Colle (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	English. Col was a medieval short form of Nicholas, from Greek "victorious", and Colin is derived from it. However, in a reversal of fortunes, Col now serves as a diminutive for Colin, rather than for Nicholas.