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Cole is an English, Irish, Scottish, and German surname.

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Cole -

  1. English from a Middle English pet form of Nicholas.
  2. English: from a Middle English personal name derived from the Old English byname Cola (from col '(char)coal', presumably denoting someone of swarthy appearance), or the Old Norse cognate Koli.
  3. Scottish and Irish: when not of English origin, this is a reduced and altered form of McCool.
  4. In some cases, particularly in New England, Cole is a translation of the French surname Charbonneau.
  5. Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kohl.
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