A modern spelling variant of Cole or Kohl-like forms, meaning "swarthy" or "coal-dark."
Khole is a variant form of the ancient Greek name Chloe (Χλόη), meaning a green shoot, young foliage, or the first tender growth of spring — an epithet associated with the goddess Demeter in her aspect as nurturer of the earth's renewal. The name appears in the New Testament (1 Corinthians 1:11), where a woman named Chloe is mentioned as a member of the early Christian community at Corinth, giving it both pagan and Christian pedigrees.
Through the Renaissance pastoral novel Daphnis and Chloe by Longus, the name became emblematic of innocent, idealized love in Arcadian settings, influencing European literature and art for centuries. The Kh- spelling rose to mainstream recognition through Khloé Kardashian, whose unconventionally spelled name — reportedly chosen by her mother Kris Jenner to distinguish her daughters' names — introduced this orthographic variation to a global audience during the reality television era of the 2000s and 2010s. The variant creates a visual heaviness that the original Chloe lacks, lending the name a slightly stronger presence on the page. Khole, with its final silent "e" rather than the accented é, represents a further naturalization of that spelling within American English conventions, preserving the name's fresh botanical softness while wearing a distinctly modern costume.