Meaning, origin and history of the name Colette

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Gender Feminine

Pronounced Pron. KAW-LEHT

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

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classic formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange complex serious

Name Days

France: March 6

Categories

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Entry updated February 28, 2019 ·