Coolie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Coolie

What is the meaning of the name Coolie ?

The baby name Coolie is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkuːli/ (KOO-lee).

Coolie is Tamil, Urdu in Origin.

Coolie is a rare given name, likely a variant of the Irish surname Cooley. That surname refers to the Cooley (Cúailnge) Peninsula in County Louth and also to Gaelic family names such as Ó Cuilinn (“holly”) and Mac Giolla Chúille (“devotee of Mochuille”), yielding senses like “of Cooley” or “holly.” As a transferred surname, it appears sporadically in 19th–20th‑century American records and remains uncommon today.

Variants and spellings include Cooley and Coolee; short forms may be Coo or Lee. Note that in many countries coolie is an ethnic slur, a term that entered English via South Asian languages (e.g., Hindi–Urdu or Tamil) for hired laborers. Because of that history, most contemporary namers prefer the Cooley spelling or other alternatives.