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cole

UK/kəʊl/ US/kɒʊl/ common

noun

1.
2.

coarse curly-leafed cabbage

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Origin

The surname is variously from: # A nickname from Old English col (“coal, coal-black”), # A patronymic from Nicholas (see also Coles, Colson, Colle). # A variation of Cowell (which itself has several origins). # As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, variant of McCool. # As a German surname, Americanized from Kohl. # As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Kool. # As a French surname, Americanized/calqued from Charbonneau, influenced by the first sense.

Phrases

  • pig's cole
  • sea cole

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