Colleen - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Colleen \c(ol)-

is pronounced kah-LEEN. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "girl, wench". From "cailín". Sometimes used as a feminine of Colin or variant of Colette. Colene (koh-LEEN) is also a feminine form of Cole. See also Cailin. Silent screen celebrity Colleen Moore; actress Colleen Dewhurst; writer Colleen McCullough.

Colleen has 9 variant forms: Coleen, Colene, Collena, Collene, Collie, Colline, Colly, Kolleen and Kolline.

For more information, see also the related name Kalina.

Baby names that sound like Colleen are Caileen, Callen, Cayleen and Kelleen.

Colleen is a very common first name for women (#227 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#57926 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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