Coll as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Coll

What is the meaning of the name Coll ?

The baby name Coll is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /kɒl/ or /kɔl/ (approx. "kohl" or "call" depending on accent).

Coll is Gaelic in Origin.

Coll has two credible roots. In the Gaelic world, it reflects Old Irish coll, “hazel (tree),” one of the Ogham tree-names, and appears in Irish and Scottish tradition both as Coll and the older Colla. The name is attested in the Hebrides - famously in the 17th-century figure Coll Ciotach Mac Domhnaill - and persists in Gaelic-speaking families. As a nature-derived personal name, it carries associations of wisdom and inspiration linked to the hazel in Celtic lore.

In English and Scots usage, Coll also functions as a medieval short form of Nicholas (Greek Nikolaos, “victory of the people”) and as a spelling variant of Cole, itself from Old English Cola, “charcoal, dark-complexioned.” Variants and related forms include Col, Cole, Colla, and the surnames Nichol/Nicol; Colin is sometimes connected through medieval pet forms. Rare but compact and strong, Coll suits those seeking a crisp, heritage-tinged choice with layered meanings.