Colleen - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Colleen \c(ol)-leen\ 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 popular female first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Colleen. Compare Colleen with related baby names.