Cole originated of olde English as a surname meaning "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal". The first recorded use dates back to 1148 when the name was used by Randolphi Cole in Hampshire. A boy's name, Cole is also used as a diminutive of Nicholas and was popularized in the English nursery-rhyme, "Old King Cole".
Cole originated of olde English as a surname meaning "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal". The first recorded use dates back to 1148 when the name was used by Randolphi Cole in Hampshire. A boy's name, Cole is also used as a diminutive of Nicholas and was popularized in the English nursery-rhyme, "Old King Cole".
Cole originated of olde English as a surname meaning "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal". The first recorded use dates back to 1148 when the name was used by Randolphi Cole in Hampshire. A boy's name, Cole is also used as a diminutive of Nicholas and was popularized in the English nursery-rhyme, "Old King Cole".
Cole originated of olde English as a surname meaning "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal". The first recorded use dates back to 1148 when the name was used by Randolphi Cole in Hampshire. A boy's name, Cole is also used as a diminutive of Nicholas and was popularized in the English nursery-rhyme, "Old King Cole".