At a Glance: Name: Coll – Meaning: hazel (place name); or a Nicholas nickname – Origin: Scottish Gaelic (place name); or English (Nicholas nickname) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: KAHL
Coll is a Scottish Gaelic (place name); or English (Nicholas nickname) boy's name meaning “hazel (place name); or a Nicholas nickname”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Coll
Meaning: Hazel (place name); or a Nicholas nickname.
Origin: Scottish Gaelic (place name); or English (Nicholas nickname).
A common claim: Some sites describe Coll as being of Norse origin. Actually: Coll isn't Norse — the island name traces to an Old Irish/Celtic-British root for 'hazel.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Coll
Phonetic: KAHL IPA: /kɒl/
Popularity of Coll
Coll doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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