Coolen Explained

Coolen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈkolən/) is a Dutch patronymic surname.^[1] Variant forms are Colen, Kolen and Koolen. Cool and Kool are archaic short forms of the given name Nicolaas.^{[2] [3]} In Canada the name may also have evolved as a modern spelling of Coulon.^[4]

Notable people with this surname include:

• Antoon Coolen (1897–1961), Dutch writer
• Coenrad Laurens Coolen (1773-?), Indonesian evangelist
• (1944–2016), Belgian jazz trumpet player
• Louis Coolen (born 1952), Dutch football midfielder and manager
• Nadia Coolen (born 1994), Dutch football forward
• Nancy Coolen (born 1973), Dutch singer and television host
• Rini Coolen (born 1967), Dutch football defender and manager
• Tom Coolen (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey coach
• (born 1995), Belgian cyclist

Koolen

• Dionysius A.P.N. Koolen (1871–1945), Dutch politician, Minister of Labour, Trade and Industry 1925-26
• Kees Koolen (born 1965), Dutch rally raid racer and businessman
• Nicole Koolen (born 1972), Dutch field hockey player
• Roel Koolen (born 1982), Dutch baseball player

See also

• Ricky Koole (born 1972), Dutch singer and film actress
• Colen, surname and given name
• Coole (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=coolen&gba_naam=Coolen&nfd_naam=Coolen&operator=eq&taal= Coolen
2. http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/populariteit/naam/Kool Kool
3. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the surname Coolen. Mike. Campbell. Behind the Name. 30 April 2018.
4. Web site: Nova Scotia's Montbeliard Names. web2.uwindsor.ca. 30 April 2018.