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Kool (surname)

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Kool is a Dutch patronymic surname. Kool (Dutch pronunciation: [koːl]) is an archaic short form of the given name Nicolaas.[1] Since "kool" means both "cabbage" and "coal" in modern Dutch, for some families the name could conceivably have originated as a metonymic occupational surname, referring to a cabbage farmer or seller, or coal worker.[2] Among variant forms are Coolen, Cools, Koole, Koolen and Kools. People with the surname include:

  • Charlotte Kool (born 1999), Dutch professional racing cyclist
  • Corien Kool (born 1959), Dutch CDA politician (married name: Corien Wortmann)
  • David Kool (born 1987), American college basketball player and coach
  • Eric Kool (born 1960), American biochemist
  • Molly Kool (1916–2009), North America's first registered female sea captain
  • Noah Kool (born 1962), Papua New Guinean politician
  • Ruud Kool (born 1969), Dutch football midfielder
  • Willem Gillisz Kool (1608–1666), Dutch landscape painter
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  • Ricky Koole (born 1972), Dutch singer and film actress
  • Ruud Koole [nl; no] (born 1953), Dutch political scientist and Labour Party chair 2001–05
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kool at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands
  2. ^ Kool at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.