Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Coll en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
/kɒl/
Etymology
Uncertain. The island name, from Latin Colosus (704 AD), is often associated with an Old Irish *koll or Proto-Brythonic *koll, themselves both from Proto-Celtic *koslos (“hazel”). Derivation from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant figure”) has been called "naïve" by Coates (2006).
Meanings
An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Coll en · PROPN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
/kɒl/
Etymology
Clipping of Nicholas
Meanings
A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas, of rare usage. A medieval English short form of the male given name Nicholas; very rare today.