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Colleen
What does everyone think of Colleen? I heard it today on a child (maybe 12 years old) and I thought it was sweet.
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I dislike it. Far prefer Maureen.
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Hi !!!I really like the meaning..But the variant Colleen is horrible!!Isn't there another variant or spelling?
Something like Caline or Caileen, Calene or maybe using Caitlin?I would rate Colleen with 4/10 (10 is the best).If there were a variant like Caline (KAH-leen) it would be rated 7.

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What do you mean variant? Colleen is a name in itself.
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Oh..sorry.I mean "other spellings" of Cailín.

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There was a small child (probably around 5-6 now?) who came to the bakery named Colleen. Except the owner of the bakery always called her KO-leen (rather than Kahl-een?) so it was sort of strange. She later had a brother named Brayden, which felt mismatched. I think their mom had a third but I don't remember its name (if I ever learned it).I liked it when I was a child, but I find it sort of dated now. Not sure to when. 60s?
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I had a classmate named Colleen. So it's not that dated to me. KO-leen is so ugly.
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I liked it when I was a kid because of the character on Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. It still vaguely reminds me of pioneers because of that, but mostly these days, it reminds me of words like: collie, collard greens, cholera...which aren't really inspiring associations. It's okay, but I'd prefer other leen/lene/line names.
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It bugs me because it's "faux Irish", by which I mean it was used by Americans who thought that they were somehow honoring their Irish heritage, completely missing the fact that Colleen is not used as a name in Ireland itself. Like they couldn't be bothered to find an authentic Irish name.I don't know, other than that, it's okay. Not a big favorite, but I don't hate the sound of it.
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I love Colleen. It does bug me slightly that it's the literal Irish word for girl and almost unheard of as a name in Ireland but meh, it's been in use long enough that that's not a huge deal. It's sweet, big eyed and freckled and curly haired, sort of girl next door but also adventurous and daring. I do prefer Kathleen/Cathleen, which give me a similar feel.ETA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FLkbQYfeBs

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