Colette

French, short form of Nicole, feminine variation of Nicholas, Greek
"people of victory"

Colette Origin and Meaning

The name Colette is a girl's name of French origin meaning "people of victory".

Like the French author with whom the name is most closely associated, Colette is a chic and charming name that is being rediscovered. After disappearing for nearly 30 years, Colette rejoined the Top 1000 in 2012 at Number 659 and has continued to rise since then.

Dylan McDermott used it for his daughter, as did actress Constance Zimmer.

There is an appealing animated Colette featured in the film Ratatouille.

# 442 in the US

Colette Rank in US Top 1000

# 112 on Nameberry

Colette Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Colette Popularity

Famous People Named Colette

  • (Sidonie
    Gabrielle) Colette, French novelist
  • Saint Colette of Corbie (born Nicole Boellet)
    French abbess; founder of the Colettine Poor Clares
  • Colette de Jouvenel aka Bel
    Gazou, daughter of novelist Colette and Henry de Jouvenel
  • Colette Peignot aka Laure
    French author
  • Colette Appel
    American pair skater
  • Colette Calascione
    American artist
  • Colette Carr
    American singer,songwriter
  • Colette Deréal (born Colette Denise de Glarélial)
    French actress and singer
  • Colette Fitzpatrick
    Irish TV news anchor
  • Colette Flesch
    Luxembourgian politician and Olympic fencer
  • Colette Giudicelli
    French Senator
  • Colette Mann
    Australian actress
  • Colette Melot
    French Senator
  • Colette Marino aka DJ Colette
    American DJ
  • Colette Katy Butler
    American vlogger (as part of the Shaytards)
  • Colette Alley
    sister of American actress Kirstie Alley
  • Colette Rose McDermott (b. 1996)
    daughter of actor Dylan McDermott
  • Colette Lamoureux (b. 2008)
    daughter of actress Constance Zimmer and Russ Lamoureux
  • Colette Dubrow (b. 2011)
    daughter of reality TV personality Heather Dubrow of "Real Housewives of Orange County"
  • Colette Koala Haggerty (b. 2018)
    daughter of American rapper, singer, and songwriter Macklemore, sister to Sloane Ava Simone
  • Colette Kathleen Marmet (b. 2020)
    daughter of actress Robin Tunney
  • Colette Clifford
    daughter of YouTuber Cameron Clifford

Colette in Pop Culture

  • Colette Sheward
    character on British TV series "Holby City"
  • Colette Tatou
    character in Disney's "Ratatouille"
  • Colette Valois
    character on TV's "Pan Am"
  • Colette Brunel
    character in video game "Tales of Symphonia"
  • Colette
    character in film "Poetic Justice"
  • Colette
    character in the Dear Dumb Diary series by Jim Benton
  • Colette Beauvoir
    character in "Generation Dead" by Daniel Waters
  • Colette Iselin
    character in "Marie Antoinette: Serial Killer" by Katie Alender
  • Colette Bonnet
    character in "Sims" series
  • Colette Mullen
    Cain's wife on CW's "Supernatural"
  • Colette
    carnival worker in Lemony Snicket's "A Series Of Unfortunate Events"