Collin

See also: collin

English

Etymology

A spelling variant of Colin.

Proper noun

Collin (countable and uncountable, plural Collins)

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Colin.
    • 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]:
      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.
  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.

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French

Etymology

Variant of Colin, from the given name Nicolas.

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Proper noun

Collin ?

  1. a common surname originating as a patronymic