Cologne

1. The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River.
2. A city and town in Minnesota, United States.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈloʊn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Coloyne

In summary

From Middle English Coloyne, from Old French Cologne, from Latin Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero; colōnia (“colony”) comes from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from verb colo, colere (“till, cultivate, worship”). Doublet of Colonia, colony, and Köln, from German.

Synonyms

Koln

Koeln