Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A male given name. · A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas. · A male given name transferred from the surname. · A surname, variant of Cowell. from Cowell
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.
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