Origin of the name COL Back

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CHOLMONDELEY : (Norman.) Local. The place at the gorge or neck of the mountain; from Col, a strait or defile, and mond or mont, a hill. This name is pronounced Chum-ley. An English gentleman meeting the Earl of Cholmon-deley one day coming out of his own house, and not being acquainted with him, asked him if Lord Chol-mond-e-ley (pronouncing each syllable distinctly) was at home. No, replied the peer, without hesitation, nor any of his pe-o-ple. View the COL results.

COLBY : Local. Kolbye, a town in Denmark; Col, with or near, the by” or town.

COLLEY : Local. Coll-lle, in Welsh, denotes the place of hazel; Cill-lle, the place on the back or neck of the hill; from cil or col, the back or neck. Coille, Gaelic, a wood.

COLQUITE : Local. From col, the neck, and coit, a wood. Col, in the Cor. Br., signifies the neck of a hill, a promontory.

COLQUOIT : Local. From col, the neck, and coit, a wood. Col, in the Cor. Br., signifies the neck of a hill, a promontory.

COLSON : The son of Col or Cole (which see).

COLTON : Local. The town at the neck of the hill, from Col, the neck of a hill, and ton, a town. Caltuinn, Gaelic, hazel.

COLVILLE : (French.) Local. From Col, a neck, strait or defile; a pass between hills; and ville, a town, the place in the gorge or pass of the dell.

COLWELL : The village on the neck of the hill, or near the hazel-wood; Col, Gaelic, hazel; and ville, a village, changed into well. Coldwell denotes the quality of the water, a cold spring; Colwold, the hazel-wild, or bushy place of hazels.

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