Collin

English · Français · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Collin

Where it comes from

Coll + -in. A spelling variant of Colin. From a medieval diminutive of Coll, a diminutive of Nicholas.

proper noun Collins · Colin · Collen

countable, uncountable A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas, from Ancient Greek, variant of Colin. By asking the community to let Collin continue to live there before he turns 19, the HOA would “ignore one of the community’s most fundamental restrictions,” according to the letter from the association’s attorney.
countable, uncountable A surname originating as a patronymic.
countable, uncountable A village in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NY0276).
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas, United States.
abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Collin County

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tom collins, colin, collen, brown, quail, author, colne, dufresne, coleen, colleen, colman, coll, corinne, colten, corrinne, colm

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{collin_2026,
  title = {Collin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/collin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}