Given name
Colete
“of the victorious people”
Colete is a variant of Colette. One French interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Colete is a variant of Colette. One French interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
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Where it comes from
Colete is a variant of Colette. An origin associated with Colette is French.
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The story
Colete is a variant of Colette. The history of Colette gives this family its wider story. The novelist Colette helped give the name wider currency from the 1920s onward. Colette’s formation has more than one route: it can shorten Nicolette or develop from the medieval name Col or Colle.
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The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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