Cole
[koʊl]Meaning
English surname, from a medieval short form of Nicholas or the byname Cola
Background Story
Cole comes from an English surname, derived either from a medieval short form of Nicholas or from the byname Cola. It is also recorded as an Americanized spelling of the German name Kohl, the Dutch Kool, and the Scottish and Irish McCool. As a given name it also appears as Kole, and a famous bearer was the songwriter Cole Porter. The name grew more popular in the early 1980s before a boost in 1990, when it was used for the main character in the movie Days of Thunder.
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