Colonel
Italian · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Colonel
The given name 'Colonel' is derived from the Italian military rank *colonnello* (meaning "column of soldiers"), ultimately from Latin *columna* ("pillar"), and as a name it directly references the military rank.
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Etymology
The given name 'Colonel' is derived from the Italian military rank *colonnello* (meaning "column of soldiers"), ultimately from Latin *columna* ("pillar"), and as a name it directly references the military rank. It is used primarily in English-speaking cultures, notably in the United States, where it gained limited use as a given name in the 19th and 20th centuries, often honoring a family member with the rank or as a distinctive choice.
Colonel currently ranks #6,241 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1920.
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