Colin is a ♂ male name.
Origin of Colin
Colin is an English short form of the Greek name Nicholas and an Alicized variant of the Scottish name Cailean or the Irish name Coilean.
Meaning of Colin
Colin means “victory of the people” (from ancient Greek “níkē/νίκη” = victory + “laós/λαός” = people/soldiers) and “whelp”, “young dog” in Gaelic.
Pronunciation of Colin
Alternate spelling of Colin
CollinName Statistic: Colin is ranked #1196 overall ↑ 23
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 1003 ↑ 74
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 2347 ↓ -83
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 866 ↓ -15
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 1186 ↓ -9
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 659 ↓ -7
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 912 ↑ 38
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 1273 ↑ 29
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 2205 ↓↓ -154
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 6194 ↓↓ -863
- 🇫🇷 France: 1726 ↓ -71
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 2459 ↑ 2
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 1319 ↑ 81
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 8018 ↑↑ 463
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 761 ↑ 35
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 913 ↓ -18
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 1662 ↑↑ 173
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 3224 ↑↑ 250
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 333 ↑ 5
- 🇺🇸 United States: 1129 ↓ -29
Colin in the Top 50 Names
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