Colson is a surname turned given name, an English patronymic meaning son of Col, Col being a medieval pet form of Nicholas, meaning victory of the people. Two syllables, COL-son, with a clean hard opening and a settled close. It has climbed briskly on American charts in the 2010s, riding the wave that has lifted other son-names like Jackson and Grayson but feeling a touch less used. The name offers the approachable nickname Cole ready-made. Writer Colson Whitehead has lent it literary credibility, adding gravity without stiffness. The sound reads confident and modern. Colson suits a boy who plays hard and reads harder, sturdy and thoughtful.
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1880 to today
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- Manuel
- Cairo
- Cayden
- Kyler
- Dariel
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- Cayden
- Kyler
- Dariel
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