Name: Colin
Gender: Male
Usage: Colin, of scottish-gaelic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Colin are in general originating from Canada, France, Ireland, Malta, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Colin across the world, see Cailean.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Colin is: Dove, Young dog.
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Numerology of the first name Colin: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst
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The name Colin is ranked on the 429th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 1528100 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.021% of the population. The name Colin has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Colin for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Colin is a male given name. Colin is usually pronounced /ˈkɒlɨn/ KO-lin, although some use /ˈkoʊlɨn/ KOH-lin. Like many given names, it has multiple origins, including:
- an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name "Cailean" or "Coileáin", meaning "whelp", "cub", or "young pup";
- a diminutive form of Nicolas (before the 17th century in England, most nicknames had the diminutive ending "in" or "Kin", where the ending is attached to the first syllable, a few remain such as Robin (Rob-in, from Robert), Hank (Hen-Kin from Henry), Jack (Jan-kin from John), and Colin (Col-in from Nicolas));
- a diminutive form of "Colle", a short French form of Nicholas (Greek), meaning "victorious people";
- a development of the Norse name "Koli", meaning "dark", a Middle English surname given to those living on property whose ownership was disputed;
In the UK and Ireland, the name tends to be spelt with one "L", Colin; whereas in the USA, it is sometimes spelled with two, Collin. It was never a common name in England and Wales, probably peaking around the 1960s, and has not been in the top 100 boy's names for decades. In Scotland it ranked approximately 200th in 2007, but in Ireland it is more popular, ranking 88th in 2006. Colin is slowly becoming more popular in the USA, making the top 100 boys' names in each of the three years to 2005, with Collin being slightly less popular. In total, the two spellings accounted for around 1 in 300 boys named in the USA in 2005.
Colin may refer to a number of notable people:
1 English: diminutive form of the medieval name Col(le), a short form of Nicholas. It has been enduringly popular and is now normally regarded as an independent name rather than as a pet form of Nicholas.
2 Scottish: Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Cailean, particularly favoured among the Campbells and the MacKenzies. It relates to St Columba (see Calum) as Crìsdean does to Christ and Moirean to Mary.
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