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Gender Masculine
Usage French, Walloon, Guernésiais
Meaning & History
Guernésiais, Walloon and French diminutive of Nicolas which has been in use since the Middle Ages and features prominently in the old French lullaby "Fais dodo, Colas, mon petit frère". The name coincides with Walloon colas "Eurasian jay (bird)".