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Colin¹

  • /ˈkɒlɪn/ UK
  • /ˈkəʊlɪn/ UK
  • /ˈkɑlɪn/ US
  • /ˈkoʊlɪn/ US

Rhymes with -ɒlɪn

Where it comes from

(given name):

* Coll + -in. Diminutive of Coll, a medieval short form of Nicholas.

* It has also been used to anglicize Irish Coileán and Scottish Gaelic Cailean.

proper noun Colins · Collen · Collin

  1. A male given name That iolly shepheard, which there piped, was / Poore Colin Clout (who knowes not Colin Clout?)
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas, from Ancient Greek.
  3. A male given name from Irish
  4. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic
  5. A rather rare surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Collin.

colin²

Where it comes from

From French colin, properly a diminutive of Colas, contracted from Nicolas (“Nicholas”).

noun colins

  1. The American quail or bobwhite, or related species. To this belongs the Colin or Quail of New England and Partridge of the South […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: collin, andy, marco, collen, drucker, catania, malaga, wonderful, cologne, getafe, northern, claw, quail, cullen, colne, everton

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"colin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/colin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

colin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/colin

Chicago

"colin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/colin.

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@misc{colin_2026,
  title = {colin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}