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What does Coll mean?
Coll as a boys' name. From a medieval short form of Nicholas. Use as a modern given name partly derives from the surname from the given name in the Middle Ages. In Scotland, it has been used as an anglicized form of Colla (Gaelic), possibly from Old Celtic meaning "high".
STARTS WITH Col-
ASSOCIATED WITH medieval, modern, surname, scotland, gaelic, old, high (great)
Variations
VARIANT Colla
OTHER FORMS VIA NICHOLAS Colas, Cole, Colet, Colin▼, Collin▼, Nicoll, Nils
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Coll Manolo (C.M.), ..
How popular is Coll?
Coll is an uncommonly occurring given name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#9902 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Coll (UNLISTED) appearing in the Top 2000 are Nicholas (#74 IN 2018), Cole (#118), Colin (#249), Collin (#362) and Nils. These forms of Coll were at the height of their popularity 2 decades ago (AVERAGE #480) and are now significantly less common (#560, DOWN 70%), with versions like Colin going out of style. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Coll is alike in pronunciation to Cael▼, Caile, Cal, Cale▼, Cayle, Col, Cole, Colle, Cowal, Coyle, Kael, Kail, Kale▼, Kell, Kelle, Kile and Kyle▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bell, Bill▼, Byll, Carl▼, Caroll, Chill, Cob, Cobb, Cobe, Cobi, Coby▼, Codell, Cody▼, Coe, Colan, Colas, Colby▼, Colet, Coley, Colin▼, Colis, Collby, Collen, Colley, Collie, Collin▼, Collis, Colm, Colt▲, Colum, Colyn, Como, Con, Conal, Conall, Conn, Cope, Cor, Cord, Cork, Cort, Cory▼, Coty▼, Covell, Cox, Coxe, Coy▼, Cully, Gall, Gill, Hall, Hill, Joell, Noll, Pall, Pell, Poll and Sill. These names tend to be more commonly used than Coll.
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