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coll

Coll (name) means a medieval English short form of the male given name Nicholas; very rare today.

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A medieval English short form of the male given name Nicholas; very rare today.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

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Etymology

Uncertain. The island name, from Latin Colosus (704 AD), is often associated with an Old Irish *koll or Proto-Brythonic *koll, themselves both from Proto-Celtic *koslos (“hazel”). Derivation from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant figure”) has been called "naïve" by Coates (2006).

Rhymes for coll

doll roll toll moll poll Holl troll knoll droll Kroll stroll scroll

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What is the meaning of coll?

"coll" (name) means a medieval English short form of the male given name Nicholas; very rare today.

What are the different meanings of coll?

"coll" has 3 main meanings: 1. A medieval English short form of the male given name Nicholas; very rare today; 2. A surname originating as a patronymic; 3. An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.