Cools

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Cools ({{IPA|nl|ˈkoːls}}) is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Cool", Cool being an archaic nickname for Nicholas.[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Cools&nfd_naam=Cools&info=documentatie&operator=eq&taal= Cools] at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands The name is particularly prominent in the Belgian province of Antwerp.{{cite web|url=http://www.familienaam.be/|title=Familienaam.be - Geografische spreiding van familienamen in België|website=www.familienaam.be|access-date=2013-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022195142/https://familienaam.be/|archive-date=2019-10-22|url-status=dead}} People with the surname include:

• Alexander Cools ( 1941–2013), Dutch behavioral pharmacologist
• André Cools (1927–1991), Belgian socialist politician
• Anne Cools (born 1943), Canadian social worker
• Dion Cools (born 1996), Malaysian-Belgian footballer
• Frans Cools (1918–1999), Belgian cyclist
• Jens Cools (born 1990), Belgian football player
• Julien Cools (born 1947), Belgian football player
• {{Interlanguage link|Reginaldus Cools|it||nl|Reginald Cools}} (1618–1706), Flemish Catholic bishop
• Roshan Cools (born 1975), Dutch neuroscientist
• Samantha Cools (born 1986), Canadian cyclist
• Sarah Cools (born 1997), Belgian volleyball player