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Colleen

Pronounced kol-EENShare

Meaning: Girl

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Colleen derives from Irish cailín, girl. It became a given name especially in America; an Irish word origin should not be confused with common traditional use in Ireland.

Nicknames

  • Col
  • Coco

Spellings & variants

  • Coleen
  • Colene
  • Cailín

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Colleen comes from English and Irish.

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