Kool (surname)

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

Koole

* Ricky Koole (born 1972), Dutch singer and film actress
* Ruud Koole [nl; no] (born 1953), Dutch political scientist and Labour Party chair 2001–05

Kools

* Cor Kools (1907–1985), Dutch football midfielder and manager
* Mark Fidel Kools (born 1971), US Army soldier on death row for fragging

## See also

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* Kool (disambiguation)
* Cool (disambiguation)

## 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.

Surname list

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