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Cole
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cole cole- colé cóle có lẽ cờ-lê
English
Etymology
The surname is variously from:
A nickname from en ang col coal, coal-black,
A patronymic from en Nicholas (see also en Coles, en Colson, en Colle).
A variation of en Cowell (which itself has several origins).
As an en ga - and en gd - surname, variant of en McCool.
As a en de - surname, Americanized from en Kohl.
As a en nl - surname, Americanized from en Kool.
As a en fr - surname, Americanized/calqued from en Charbonneau, influenced by the first sense.
Pronunciation
en /kəʊl/ [kɒʊl] RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cole.wav Southern England
en /kɒl/ doll-dole
en /koʊl/ GA
en coal cole kohl Kohl
en əʊl 1
Proper noun
River +
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en countable en male.
en w:Kamala Harris Kamala Harris on Being ‘Momala’ Elle (magazine) ELLE https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a27422434/kamala-harris-stepmom-mothers-day/ 2024-07-21 A few years later when Doug and I got married, Cole, Ella, and I agreed that we didn’t like the term “stepmom.” Instead they came up with the name “Momala.” https://web.archive.org/web/20261009000429/https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a27422434/kamala-harris-stepmom-mothers-day/ 9 October 2026
en male Nicholas.
en male surnames.
en countable en.
en Cowell. from en Cowell
en given names.
A placename:
en river co/West Midlands and co/Warwickshire cc/England which joins the Rivers r/Blythe and r/Tame north-east of en Coleshill (Warwickshire).
en river forming the border between co/Wiltshire and co/Oxfordshire cc/England which joins the r/Thames near en Lechlade.
en hamlet par/Pitcombe co/Somerset cc/England previously in dist/South Somerset OS grid ref ST6633.
en neighbourhood city/Denver s/Colorado c/USA.
en twp co/Benton County s/Missouri c/USA.
en town co/McClain County s/Oklahoma c/USA.
en Cole County.
Derived terms
en Coales Cole County Cole Green Cole Harbour Coles Coles Notes Colesville Coules Coulson Cowles Mount Cole Mount Cole Creek
Anagrams
en celo LCOE -coel ecol. coel- Cloe Coel Cleo
en surnames