The irish patronymic ó coileáin gave rise to the surname cullen (which is also the anglicization of the unrelated patronymic ó cuilinn). The pair's marriage news came in a tribute to grieve's dog, boo Colin is a masculine given name that originated as a diminutive of colle, which itself is a short form of the old french name nicolas victory (nicholas) Nicolas has greek origins and is derived from a combination of the words ‘nike,’ meaning ‘victory,’ and ‘laos,’ meaning ‘people.’ Colin is a male name of greek, irish, scottish origin meaning people's victory (from greek nicholas) or whelp/cub (from gaelic cailean) Discover the full meaning, history, and significance of the name colin.
The name colin originates from the medieval scottish and irish diminutive form of 'col,' a shortened version of the name nicholas Its gaelic roots can be traced to 'cailean' or 'coileáin,' which means 'young dog' or 'pup' in both scottish and irish gaelic traditions.
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