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 [ 2 syll. co-let-te, col-e-tte ] The girl name Colette is pronounced KowLEHT KEY. Colette has its origins in the Old Greek language. It is used largely in English and French. The name Colette means 'victory of the people'. Derived from nike which means 'victory' ; laos which means 'people'. The name developed as a feminine diminutive of the medieval name Col or Colle, and it has been used by English speakers since the 13th century. Saint Colette (1381-1447) was the founder of the order of Colettine Poor Clares or Clarisses. The name was later promoted by the fame of the French novelist known by her pen name, Colette (1873-1954). Colette is the feminine equivalent of the Scottish, English, and French Colin. Forms of the name include the Dutch, French, and Spanish Coco, the English Coetta, the English Colene, the Italian Coletta, the English Colina, the French and English Coline, the English and French Colinette, the English Collen, the English Collenn, and the French Colyne. Colette is an English and French form of the English, German, and Italian Nicola. Colette is also a short form of the English and French Nicolette. The pet forms Cloette (English) and Coe (English), and the spelling variants Collett (English), Collette (English and French), and Kolette (English) are other forms of Colette. Colette is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1966 with 0.034% of baby girls being named Colette. It had a ranking of #373 then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then, and is used only on an infrequent scale now. Among all girl names in its family, Colette was nevertheless the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Colette include the English Kolette, the English Claudee, the English and French Claudette, the English Claudi, the English Claudie, the Spanish Cleta, the Irish Clodagh, the Greek Clytie, the English Collete, the English Collett, the English and French Collette, the Scandinavian Kelda, the Urdu Khaleda, the Arabic Khaloud, the Arabic Khuloud, the Czech Klaudie, the Greek and Italian Calida, the English and French Claude, the Spanish Claudeta, and the Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish Claudia. A famous person named Colette is Author, Colette, born Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette January 28, 1873 - August 3, 1954, Yonne, France. KEY: Pronunciation for Colette: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
