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Col (male)

Pet Name for:Colin (M) Nicholas (M)
Derivative(s):Colin (M)
Feminine form:Colle (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English.

Col was a medieval short form of Nicholas, from Greek "victorious", and Colin is derived from it. However, in a reversal of fortunes, Col now serves as a diminutive for Colin, rather than for Nicholas.
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