# Coolen

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'''Coolen''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈkoːlə(n)}}) is a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) [patronymic surname](/source/patronymic_surname).<ref>[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=coolen&gba_naam=Coolen&nfd_naam=Coolen&operator=eq&taal= Coolen] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.</ref> Variant forms are ''[Colen](/source/Colen)'', ''Kolen'' and ''Koolen''. ''Cool'' and ''Kool'' are archaic short forms of the given name [Nicolaas](/source/Nicolaas).<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/populariteit/naam/Kool Kool] at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/coolen|title=Meaning, origin and history of the surname Coolen|first=Mike|last=Campbell|website=Behind the Name|accessdate=30 April 2018}}</ref> In Canada the name may also have evolved as a modern spelling of [Coulon](/source/Coulon_(surname)).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web2.uwindsor.ca/library/leddy/people/art/names.html|title=Nova Scotia's Montbeliard Names|website=web2.uwindsor.ca|accessdate=30 April 2018}}</ref>

Notable people with this surname include:

* [Antoon Coolen](/source/Antoon_Coolen) (1897–1961), Dutch writer
* [Coenrad Laurens Coolen](/source/Coenrad_Laurens_Coolen) (1773-?), Indonesian evangelist
* {{interlanguage link|Jef Coolen|de||nl|}} (1944–2016), Belgian jazz trumpet player
* [Louis Coolen](/source/Louis_Coolen) (born 1952), Dutch football midfielder and manager
* [Nadia Coolen](/source/Nadia_Coolen) (born 1994), Dutch football forward
* [Nancy Coolen](/source/Nancy_Coolen) (born 1973), Dutch singer and television host
* [Rini Coolen](/source/Rini_Coolen) (born 1967), Dutch football defender and manager
* [Tom Coolen](/source/Tom_Coolen) (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey coach
* {{interlanguage link|Yves Coolen|ca||fr||nl|}} (born 1995), Belgian cyclist
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* [Dionysius A.P.N. Koolen](/source/Dionysius_Adrianus_Petrus_Norbertus_Koolen) (1871–1945), Dutch politician, Minister of Labour, Trade and Industry 1925–26
* [Kees Koolen](/source/Kees_Koolen) (born 1965), Dutch rally raid racer and businessman
* [Nicole Koolen](/source/Nicole_Koolen) (born 1972), Dutch field hockey player
* [Roel Koolen](/source/Roel_Koolen) (born 1982), Dutch baseball player

==See also==
* [Ricky Koole](/source/Ricky_Koole) (born 1972), Dutch singer and film actress
* [Colen](/source/Colen), surname and given name
* [Coole (disambiguation)](/source/Coole_(disambiguation))
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Category:Dutch-language surnames
Category:Patronymic surnames

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