name
Meaning 1
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
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Standard Lemma guide
Colin
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒlɪn/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊlɪn/
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US: /ˈkɑlɪn/
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US: /ˈkoʊlɪn/
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rhymes with -ɒlɪn
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CMU ARPABET: K OW1 L IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A rather rare surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Collin.
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noun
Meaning 3
The American quail or bobwhite, or related species.
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History
Etymology
Diminutive of Coll, a medieval short form of Nicholas. It has also been used to anglicize Irish Coileán and Scottish Gaelic Cailean.
From French colin, properly a diminutive of Colas, contracted from Nicolas (“Nicholas”).
Real reading context