Comments for the name Colin (2)

Comments for COLIN (2):

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

-- mariej2  5/23/2005

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.

-- coolinout  6/6/2005

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.

-- cabernet  6/27/2005

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.

-- trayc53  7/3/2006

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.

-- Niloc  10/8/2005

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

-- Anonymous User  12/16/2005

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.

-- Anonymous User  12/17/2005

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.

-- Gwenllian  2/8/2006

I pronounce it COL-LIN. Rhymes with pollen.

-- Druid  2/10/2006

Famous bearer is Colin Firth, AKA MR. DARCY!

-- beautyofwords9  3/21/2006

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

-- Anonymous User  7/13/2006

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.

-- Anonymous User  7/13/2006

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

-- bean  8/22/2006

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

-- bean  8/22/2006

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

-- gym4god  3/2/2007

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

-- writersblock  5/15/2007

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

-- Anonymous User  6/13/2007

Colin Greenwood is the bassist in the band Radiohead.

-- scholasticastewart  11/11/2007

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

-- jasmineenimsaj  2/10/2008

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

Also, Colin Mochrie, a Canadian comedian.

-- Anonymous User  12/27/2008

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

-- Amanda_M87  2/24/2012

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