🔥Colin

English diminutive of Nicholas or Irish and Scottish
"people of victory; pup"

Colin Origin and Meaning

The name Colin is a boy's name of Scottish, Greek, Irish origin meaning "people of victory; pup".

Thanks to its dashing Anglo-Irish image — due partly to Colins Firth and Farrell — and its C-initialed two-syllable sound, Colin and its cousin Collin have enjoyed a long run of popularity, reaching as high as Number 84 in 2004.

The usual pronunciation of Colin is COLL-in, but the alternate COLE-in version was publicized by General Colin Powell, the first U.S. African-American Secretary of State, who was named after World War II hero Colin Kelly.

Literary cred: Colin Craven is a character in The Secret Garden, and Colin Creevey appears in the Harry Potter books.

Both Kevin James and Kiss's Paul Stanley have young sons named Colin, while Tom Hanks has a grown one.

# 334 in the US

Colin Rank in US Top 1000

# 203 on Nameberry

Colin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Colin

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Famous People Named Colin

  • Colin Luther Powell
    American general and 65th Secretary of State
  • Colin Ford
    American actor
  • Colin Lewes Hanks
    American actor; son of Tom Hanks
  • Colin Andrew Firth
    English actor
  • Colin Egglesfield
    American actor
  • Colin James Farrell
    Irish actor
  • Colin Morgan
    Irish Actor
  • Colin Campbell Cooper
    American painter
  • Colin Alexander Cunningham
    American actor
  • Colin Edward Quinn
    American comedian
  • Colin Rand Kaepernick
    American NFL football player
  • Colin O'Donoghue
    Irish Actor
  • Colin Thomas Hannah
    Australian Air Force commander; 19th Governor of Queensland
  • Colin Ward
    English anarchist writer
  • Colin Todd
    English footballer and manager
  • Colin Kelly Jost
    American actor and comedian
  • Colin John Bond
    Australian racing driver
  • Colin Cowherd
    American radio sportscaster
  • Colin Patrick Henry Meloy
    American lead singer of band The Decemberist
  • Colin Donnell
    American actor
  • Colin Michael Stanley (b. 2006)
    son of American musician Paul Stanley

The name Colin in Pop Culture

  • Colin Craven
    character in F.H. Burnett's "The Secret Garden"
  • Colin Creevey
    character in the Harry Potter series
  • Colin Fisher
    intern on TV's "Bones"
  • Colin Hart
    character on TV's "Everwood"
  • Colin Hargreaves
    character in the Lady Emily Ashton series
  • Colin
    character in "George Dandin ou le Mari confondu" by Moliere
  • Colin McCrae
    character on TV show "Gilmore Girls"
  • Colin Singleton
    in "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
  • Colin Thatcher
    a main character in Mary Kubica's novel, "The Good Girl"
  • Colin Bridgerton
    in "Bridgerton" a hit TV show on Netflix

International Variations of the name Colin

  • Cóilean
    Irish Gaelic
  • Coilin
    Irish
  • Cailean
    Scottish Gaelic

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