Collin

See also: collin

English

Alternative forms

• Colin, Collen

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Collin (countable and uncountable, plural Collins)

1. A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas, from Ancient Greek, variant of Colin.

   Alternative forms: Colin, Collen

   • 2020 January 16, Scottie Andrew, “An orphaned teen is being forced out of his grandparents’ senior community because he’s too young”, in CNN‎^[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 17 January 2020:

     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.

2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

   Alternative forms: Colin, Collen

3. A placename:
   1. A village in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NY0276).
   2. An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas, United States.
   3. Ellipsis of Collin County.

Derived terms

• Collin County

Translations

male given name

• Bulgarian: Колин m (Kolin)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Collin is the 10779^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2959 individuals. Collin is most common among White (77.05%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Nicoll

French

Etymology

Variant of Colin, from the given name Nicolas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɛ̃/

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Proper noun

Collin ?

1. a common surname originating as a patronymic