2006-07-07 04:57:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The boy's name Colin is pronounced KOH-lin, KAH-lin. It is of Irish, Scottish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "young creature." Diminutive form of the medieval name Col or Colle, a short form of Nicholas (Greek) "people of victory." In Scotland, it has been used as an Anglicized form of Cailean (Gaelic), popular among the Campbells and the MacKenzies.
Celebrities named Colin:
COLIN FARRELL, actor/entertainer
COLIN FIRTH, actor/entertainer
COLIN HANKS, actor/entertainer
Celebrity babies named Colin:
COLIN, child of BOB DENVER
COLIN, child of JOHN IRVING
COLIN, child of TOM HANKS
Colin has 6 variant forms: Cailean, Colan, Col, Cole, Colle and Colyn.
Colin is a very popular male first name, ranking 378 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Colin is a very popular surname, ranking 7992 out of 88799 for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
2006-07-10 03:52:59 · answer #1 · answered by c2gardner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colin - Means "youth, child, or victor."
2006-07-07 12:19:48 · answer #2 · answered by shiningthowra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colin
Irish for 'youth'.
2006-07-07 12:00:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.all-names.com/
2006-07-07 12:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋