Meaning, origin and history of the name Colette

Gender Feminine

Pronounced Pron. KAW-LEHT

Meaning & History

Short form of Nicolette. Saint Colette was a 15th-century French nun who gave her money to the poor. This was also the pen name of the French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954).

Related Names

Masculine FormNicolas

Other Languages & CulturesNikole(Basque) Nikol, Nikoleta(Bulgarian) Nika(Croatian) Nikol, Nikola, Nicol(Czech) Nicole, Nicolet, Nicoline(Dutch) Nicola, Nicole, Nichole, Nicky, Niki, Nikki, Nikkole, Nikole(English) Nichola(English (British)) Nicole, Nikola(German) Nikol, Nikoleta(Greek) Nikolett(Hungarian) Nikora(Maori) Nikola(Polish) Nikola, Nikoleta(Slovak) Nika(Slovene) Nicolasa(Spanish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange complex serious nerdy

Name Days

France: March 6

Categories

A Series of Unfortunate Events characters, authors, Christmas, diminutives, Disney characters, Elder Scrolls characters, ends in -ette, Frasier characters, holidays, saints, short forms, Tales characters, Wild Arms characters

Entry updated February 28, 2019