Colette
Colette is a girl name of French origin, ranked #68 in popularity, meaning Victory of the people.
What Colette means
Victory of the people.
Colette sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Colette comes from
French names descend largely from Latin and Germanic roots, reshaped by centuries of sound change. Many entered English after the Norman conquest and now exist in both forms.
Colette is recorded as French in origin. Browse other French names.
How popular is Colette?
Colette is ranked #68, near the outer edge of the top hundred. Names here are often on the way up or on the way down, so this is the band where a name can feel fresh and established at the same time.
The character of Colette
The thread we file Colette under is French — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: French
Names like Colette
These share Colette's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Anouk — Grace, favor.
- Celine — Heavenly.
- Cosette — Little thing; victorious.
- Esme — Esteemed and beloved.
- Margot — Pearl.
- Sylvie — Of the forest.
- Amelie — Industrious and hardworking.
- Belle — Beautiful.
- Bernadette — Brave as a bear.
- Blanche — White; pure.
- Elodie — Foreign riches.
More French names
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Cosette — Little thing; victorious.
- Celine — Heavenly.
- Dashiell — Page boy; from the heavens.
- Boone — Good; a blessing.
- Destiny — Fate; what is meant to be.
- Blanche — White; pure.
- Elodie — Foreign riches.
- Bernadette — Brave as a bear.
- Esme — Esteemed and beloved.