Cole
[koʊl]Meaning
from an English surname, from a medieval short form of Nicholas or the byname Cola
Background Story
Cole comes from an English surname, itself derived either from a medieval short form of Nicholas or from the byname Cola. A famous bearer was the songwriter Cole Porter, and the name grew more popular in the early 1980s before getting a further boost in 1990 when it was used for the main character in the movie Days of Thunder.
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