Surname

Cools

Cools is a surname from Dutch. It is used in English, French, and Dutch.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Cools comes from Dutch.

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How it developed

In French usage, Cools as a surname is an affectionate form of Nicolaas.

Cools’s family of names

In French usage, Cools as a surname is an affectionate form of Nicolaas.

Walk Cools’s family in the name graph

CoolsNicolaas

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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German

Koons

Koons is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

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Dutch

Koors

Koors is a surname from Dutch.

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Dutch

Koppes

Koppes is a surname from Dutch.

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German

Kolk

“bog, watering hole”

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Dutch

Kool

Kool is a surname from Dutch.

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Dutch

Cordts

Cordts is a surname from German, ultimately from Dutch.

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Korean

Kook

Kook is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

41% boys · 59% girls

Dutch

Kone

Kone is a surname with more than one origin.

No U.S. birth series

60% boys · 40% girls

Sibling ideas

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