Colgate - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Colgate \c(o)-lga-te, col-gate\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "dark gate". Place name. Associated in America with a soap-manufacturing company, and an Ivy League college. It was originally called Hamilton Literary and Theological Seminary, but was renamed Colgate University in 1890 for its benefactor, William Colgate of the soap fortune.

Colgate has 1 variant form: Colegate.

Colgate is a very rare male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Colgate. Compare Colgate with related baby names.