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♀ Colette
What does Colette mean?
Colette 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced ko-LET. It is of French and Greek origin, and the meaning of Colette is "people of victory". Diminutive of the medieval name Colle, a short form of Nicholas, and also a short form of Nicolette. Saint Collette was a 15th century French nun who gave her money to the poor. Made popular from the 1920s due to the fame of the French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954). Also form of Nicole.
Variations
VARIANTS Cloette, Coco, Coe, Coetta, Coleta, Coletta, Collet, Colleta, Collete, Collett, Collette, Kolette
SEE ALSO Colleen
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Colette Ashley (C.A.), ..
How popular is Colette?
Colette is a very prominent first name for women (#850 out of 4276, Top 20%) and a slightly less prominent last name for both adults and children (#98770 out of 150436, Top 66%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Colette entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its peak position of #445 in the U.S. in the 1960s, and is presently at #533. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Colette (#533 IN 2018) are Nicole (#218), Nicolette (#1683), Coletta, Colleen, Collette and Nicholas. These relations of Colette reached the apex of their popularity 4 decades ago (MEDIAN #909) and are now much less conventional (#1490, 90.9% LESS USAGE). Nicole is more familiar than the rest, although Colette seems to be getting popular too, while forms like Nicole have lost favor.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Alette, Allette, Arlette▲, Bobette, Cadette, Carlette, Cecette, Celeste, Cleta, Clytie, Colene, Colinette, Conetta, Coretta, Cosetta, Cosette, Cozette, Dorette, Ellette, Erlette, Gilette, Halette, Joette, Joletta, Jolette▼, Joliette, Jonette, Josette, Jozette, Julette, Korette, Loletta, Lolotte, Lonette, Lorette, Mosette, Olette, Robette, Ronette, Rosette, Tonette, Violette▲, Vyolette and Yolette. These names tend to be less commonly used than Colette.
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