Coll.
An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Meaning & usage
An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. The island name, from Latin Colosus (704 AD), is often associated with an Old Irish *koll or Proto-Brythonic *koll, themselves both from Proto-Celtic *koslos (“hazel”). Derivation from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant figure”) has been called "naïve" by Coates (2006).
A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas, of rare usage. A medieval English short form of the male given name Nicholas; very rare today.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of Nicholas
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