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First name origins & meanings:

  1. Irish: Youth
  2. Greek: Victor; Short form of Nicholas

First name variations: Colan, Colyn, Coilin, Colin

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coileáin and Mac Coileáin (see Cullen 1).
  2. English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Col(l)in, a pet form of Coll, itself a short form of Nicholas.
  3. Americanized form of French Colin.

Famous people with this last name: Phil Collins