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Colin (1)

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Gender Masculine
Usage Scottish, Irish, English
Pronounced Pron. KAHL-in(Scottish, Irish, English)
KOL-in(English)
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Meaning & History

Anglicized form of CAILEAN or COILEAN.
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VariantsCailean, Calum(Scottish) Coilean(Irish)
Other Languages & CulturesKolman, Koloman(German) Colombo, Colombano(Italian) Columba, Columbanus(Late Roman) Koloman(Slovak)
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Last ranked #90 in 1983 Australia (NSW)
Last ranked #96 in 2000 Canada (BC)
Last ranked #491 in 2010 England and Wales
Last ranked #461 in 2019 France
Last ranked #88 in 2006 Ireland
Last ranked #344 in 2020 Netherlands
Last ranked #98 in 1975 New Zealand
Last ranked #92 in 1997 Scotland
Last ranked #72 in 2019 Sweden
Last ranked #89 in 2017 Switzerland
Last ranked #260 in 2019 United States
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classic   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   simple   nerdy  

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A Song of Ice and Fire characters, anglicizations, animals, black history, Doctor Who actors, Harry Potter characters, nature, Nintendo characters, Planetes characters, Redwall characters, The Amazing World of Gumball characters, The Legend of Zelda characters, Will and Grace characters, YouTubers
Entry updated January 22, 2019 ·
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