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Collin - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Collin
 
 

 



[ 2 syll. col-lin, co-ll-in ] The boy name Collin is pronounced KAALIHN KEY. Collin's language of origin is Old Greek and it is predominantly used in English.

Collin is a variation of the English and French Nicholas in the English language.

Collin is also a variation of the Scottish and English Colin in the English language.

Collin is a popular baby name for boys. The name grew in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1996 with 0.168% of baby boys being named Collin. It ranked at #115 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, it ranked at #185 with a usage of 0.101%. Among the group of boy names directly related to Collin, the English and French Nicholas was the most commonly used. It was used 6 times more than Collin in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Collin include the Scottish Caalum, the English Calen, the English and Scottish Callum, the English and Scottish Calum, the English Clemmie, the Latinized Cleon, the Irish Colan, the English and Irish Coleman, the English Colen, the Scottish and English Colin, the English Collen, the Welsh Collwyn, the Irish Colman, the Irish Colom, the Irish Colomb, the Irish Colum, the English Colyn, the Irish and Scottish Cullan, the Irish, Scottish, and English Cullen, the English and German Kalen, the English Kalin, the Hungarian Kalman, the Hungarian Kelemen, the English Kellen, the English, German, and Irish Killian, the Slavic Klemen, the Czech and German Kolman, the Scottish Cailean, the English Clem, the Scottish Cliamain, the Irish Coilean, the English Collyn, the English, German, and Irish Kilian, the German Koloman, and the English and German Kylian.

KEY: Pronunciation for Collin: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


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