Transferred use of the English surname, which is of Scandinavian origin and has the definition “from Colby, from Kol's settlement.” It is derived from the Old Norse elements kol (coal-black) and byr (settlement).
Cole /koÊŠl/ is a surname of English origin, and is much less frequently a given name. It is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal". The Cole family originated in Cornwall, South West England.
Coley Name Meaning. English (West Midlands): nickname for a swarthy person, from Old English colig 'dark', 'black' (a derivative of col '(char)coal'). English: possibly a habitational name from Coaley in Gloucestershire, named in Old English as 'woodland clearing (leah) with a hut or shelter (cofa)'.
Colley is a surname, which can be of English, Scottish or Irish origins. The English origins of the surname can be traced to Yorkshire, where the names containing the root 'Col' were a common derivative of the given name Nicholas. Notable people with the surname include: Anne Colley, Irish politician.
Collier Family History. Collier Name Meaning. English: occupational name for a burner of charcoal or a gatherer or seller of coal, from Middle English cole '(char)coal' + the agent suffix -(i)er.
The name Colson is a baby boy name. The name Colson comes from the English origin. In English The meaning of the name Colson is: Triumphant people; people's victory.
English Meaning: The name Colt is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Colt is: From the dark town. : Unknown owner of property.
Coltan (short for columbite–tantalite and known industrially as tantalite) is a dull black metallic ore from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted. The niobium-dominant mineral in coltan is columbite (after niobium's original American name, columbium), and the tantalum-dominant mineral is tantalite.
Colten is a more modern Americanized respelling of Colton. Colton originated as an English surname from a place name. The name Colton is thought to be derived from the Olde English words “col†(meaning 'charcoal') and “tūn†(meaning 'town, settlement') to signify a town where coal was produced.
Colter Name Meaning. English: occupational name for someone who looked after asses and horses, from an agent derivative of Colt. Compare Coulthard. Variant spelling of German Kolter.
