coles

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UK/kəʊlz/UK/kɔʊlz/US/koʊlz/

proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Meanings

coles1

noun
  1. pluralplural of cole

Coles2

proper nounColes (countable and uncountable, plural Coleses)

plural Coleses

  1. countableuncountableA surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A placename
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois, United States.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Amite County, Mississippi, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA municipality in Ourense province, Galicia, Spain.
    4. countableuncountableA locality in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, Australia.
    5. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Coles County.

Coles3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Cole

Origin

Coles · proper noun

From Cole + -s (“patronymic suffix”).

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Coles · proper noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with coles

goalsrolesholesrollsbowlsKnowlesKnollys
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Sounds the same

coalskohls

Anagrams

closesocleScole
Cite this entry
APA

coles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coles

MLA

“coles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coles. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coles,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coles.

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