Meaning: Victory of the people, through Nicholas
The story
Colette began as a shortened Nicolette, in the Nicholas family. It became independent in French and was the pen name of author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette.
Nicknames
- Coco
- Lettie
- Cole
Spellings & variants
- Nicolette
- Collette
- Coletta
- Nicole
Popularity
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In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Origins
Colette comes from French and Greek.
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