Colette
Colette f
French and
English: short form of
Nicolette (pet form of
NICOLE (SEE
Nicole)) or feminine diminutive of the medieval name
Col(le) (cf.
COLIN (SEE
Colin)). It was given particular currency from the 1920s onwards by the fame of the
French novelist Colette (1873–1954).
First names dictionary.
2012.