🔥Colin
English diminutive of Nicholas or Irish and Scottish
"people of victory; pup"Share
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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.
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# 334 in the US
Colin Rank in US Top 1000
# 173 on Nameberry
Colin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Colin Popularity
- 334US2023
- 173Nameberry2024
- 893England2021
- 98Germany2016
- 104Netherlands2015
- 52Sweden2022
- 104Switzerland2023
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Famous People Named Colin
- Colin Luther PowellAmerican general and 65th Secretary of State
- Colin FordAmerican actor
- Colin Lewes HanksAmerican actor; son of Tom Hanks
- Colin Andrew FirthEnglish actor
- Colin EgglesfieldAmerican actor
- Colin James FarrellIrish actor
- Colin MorganIrish Actor
- Colin Campbell CooperAmerican painter
- Colin Alexander CunninghamAmerican actor
- Colin Edward QuinnAmerican comedian
- Colin Rand KaepernickAmerican NFL football player
- Colin O'DonoghueIrish Actor
- Colin Thomas HannahAustralian Air Force commander; 19th Governor of Queensland
- Colin WardEnglish anarchist writer
- Colin ToddEnglish footballer and manager
- Colin Kelly JostAmerican actor and comedian
- Colin John BondAustralian racing driver
- Colin CowherdAmerican radio sportscaster
- Colin Patrick Henry MeloyAmerican lead singer of band The Decemberist
- Colin DonnellAmerican actor
- Colin Michael Stanley (b. 2006)son of American musician Paul Stanley
Colin in Pop Culture
- Colin Cravencharacter in F.H. Burnett's "The Secret Garden"
- Colin Creeveycharacter in the Harry Potter series
- Colin Fisherintern on TV's "Bones"
- Colin Hartcharacter on TV's "Everwood"
- Colin Hargreavescharacter in the Lady Emily Ashton series
- Colincharacter in "George Dandin ou le Mari confondu" by Moliere
- Colin McCraecharacter on TV show "Gilmore Girls"
- Colin Singletonin "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
- Colin Thatchera main character in Mary Kubica's novel, "The Good Girl"
- Colin Bridgertonin "Bridgerton" a hit TV show on Netflix