Short for 'eau de Cologne' (water from Cologne) — the city from Latin 'Colonia,' making 'cologne' and 'colony' siblings.
A type of perfume or scented liquid, originally and specifically 'eau de Cologne' — a light fragrance originally produced in the city of Cologne, Germany.
Short for 'eau de Cologne' (French: 'water from Cologne'), named after the city of Cologne (German: Köln) in western Germany, where the fragrance was first produced in the early eighteenth century by the Italian-born perfumer Giovanni Maria Farina. The city name 'Cologne' comes from Latin 'Colōnia (Agrippina)' — a Roman colony established in 50 CE by Emperor Claudius and named after his wife Agrippina, who was born there. Latin 'colōnia' (settlement, colony
The original eau de Cologne was created by Giovanni Maria Farina, an Italian immigrant to Cologne, in 1709. He described his creation in a letter: 'I have found a fragrance that reminds me of an Italian spring morning, of mountain daffodils and orange blossoms after the rain.' His company, Farina Gegenüber, is still in operation — making