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Collins¹

  • /ˈkɑlɪnz/ US
  • /ˈkɒlɪnz/ UK

Where it comes from

* As an English surname, variant of Colin.

* As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Coileáin (“descendant of Coileán”), see Cullen, McQuillan, and McCallion.

* As a French surname, Americanized from Collin and Colette.

* As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kolenc, from koleno (“knee”) and the obsolete kolenc (“nipplewort”).

proper noun Collinses · Collin · Colin · Collings · Colling · Collis

  1. countable, uncountable An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Colin. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah both confirmed that a bipartisan group of lawmakers will have a series of video meetings starting in the next several days to see if they could agree on a deal soon.
  2. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Coileáin.
  3. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. countable, uncountable A town in Erie County, New York; named for a local dairy farming family.
  5. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Covington County, Mississippi; named for Mississippi statesman Fred W. Collins.
  6. countable, uncountable A city in Georgia; named for early settler Perry Collins.
  7. countable, uncountable A city in Iowa.
  8. countable, uncountable A village in Missouri; named for the local judge William Collins.
  9. countable, uncountable A former settlement in Fresno County, California.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
  11. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for railroad official James Collins.
  12. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Wisconsin; named for railroad official Sumner J. Collins.

noun Collinses

  1. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water. He ordered a schpritzer for himself (it was a hot summer day) and after she'd finished her Collins, he asked if she wanted to order.

    Similar: collins, John Collins, Tom Collins

Collins²

  • /ˈkɑlɪnz/ US
  • /ˈkɒlɪnz/ UK

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Collin

collins³

  • /ˈkɑlɪnz/ US
  • /ˈkɒlɪnz/ UK

Rhymes with (General American) -ɑlɪnz, (Received Pronunciation) -ɒlɪnz

Where it comes from

See Tom Collins.

noun collinses

  1. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.

    Similar: Collins, Tom Collins

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tom collins, fontana, corinth, member, treacher, cordy, cox, mep, rickey, sour, spritzer, cooler, highball, fizz, sling, cobbler

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@misc{collins_2026,
  title = {collins},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/collins},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}