Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaios) meaning “strong”, derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning “strength”. This was the name of a 7th-century BC lyric poet from the island of Lesbos.
People with the name Cole have a deep inner desire to inspire others in a higher cause, and to share their own strongly held views on spiritual matters.
Indicated a person who lived by a pit or hollow, from Old English pytt. It could also indicate a person from Pitt (Hants) or Pett (East Sussex) in England.