Comments for the name Colin (2)

It's pronounced CO-lin, like Colin Powell. Collin is pronounced KAHL-in.

No, I spell my name Colin and pronounce it with a short o not a long o. I'm not a punctuation mark or a part of the anatomy I'd rather not talk about.

Actually, if you want to get phoentical about it, Collin is pronounced KAHL-Lin, with the break between the two consonants. Colin would break either before or after the l, and in this case, it is after the l for a pronunciation of KAHL-in.

It should be pronounced KAHL-in, not CO-lin, because that sounds like a body part. It reminds me of in Mr. Deeds when the guy goes "Congratulations, you have a spastic colon." Pronounce it like KAHL, because that way it won't gross people out, and it just sounds a lot better.

Mr. CO-lin Powell has no right to change my name. I have been called Colin all my life, I see no reason why this gentleman should decide to alter how my name is pronounced. Please Mr Powell leave my name as it is, Colin and not CO-lin.

Seriously, if you want to be called CO-lin spell it COLON. Just so we have no confusion.

Colin is getting popular in Sweden. Parents might have discovered the name through British director Colin Nutley who is married to a Swedish actress and has made "films-about-Swedes-and-Swedishness" his speciality.

Colin Craven is the name of a character in "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Adorable book! I loved it as a child. There is no doubt that book is why I am sentimental about this name today.

I have watched three films based on "The Secret Garden," one of them filmed as early as the 1940s. In each film the character's name is pronounced KAHL-in.

I pronounce it COL-LIN. Rhymes with pollen.

Famous bearer is Colin Firth, AKA MR. DARCY!

"Colin" is a form of the name "Nicholas" which means "Victory of the People".

I personally think that the spelling of "Colin" is better with only one L. I think it looks better on paper and it just makes more sense to me.

Actor Colin Hanks (born 1977), son of Da Vinci Code superstar Tom Hanks, bears this name.

Colin Creevey (One of Harry Potter's friends) bears this name.

Sorry to all the Colin's out there, but I honestly can't stand the name! I know a Colin and he's awful! =(

I have a friend and he spells his name 'Caulin'.

The name can also be spelled Calin. I'm pretty sure it's Romanian. I know someone with the name spelled like that.

Colin Greenwood is the bassist in the band Radiohead.

This name reminds me of colon. Not the one you use in writing either. ;)

Colin Sullivan, one of the main characters in The Departed, played by Matt Damon.

Also, Colin Mochrie, a Canadian comedian.

I like this name because I like Colin Firth. It's also a strong, masculine-sounding name IMO.

Growing up, one of my best friends' name was Collin. He was a one-of-a-kind person: good-hearted, extremely intelligent, creative, an amazing amateur actor, funny, and is now in Nepal, translating books. That is the impression I will always have of this name, and if I am ever blessed with a son, this is definitely one of the first names I will consider. Colin Morgan, by the by, plays Merlin in the TV show Merlin (and his personality seems to be remarkably like that of the Collin I grew up with).