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Re: name?
Well, Colette is an obvious fore-clipped version of Nicolette. And Nicolette is a diminutive of Nicole. But as to Cosette, I have no clue. Could it be a feminine version of Nicos (Nicos -> Nicosette -> Cosette)? Nicos is Greek for Nicolas.
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I think your theory hold water, 'lassia :)
I suspect that the "s" comes from the French version "Nicholas" (the Greek female version of Nikos is Nike).
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I think we might be quite right here, Paavali! :-)
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