Etymology

colin

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Today it means: The American quail or bobwhite, or related species. Full definition →

French colin
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colin · noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromcolin
  2. English todaycolin

From French colin, properly a diminutive of Colas, contracted from Nicolas (“Nicholas”).

Colin · proper noun2

(given name): * Coll + -in. Diminutive of Coll, a medieval short form of Nicholas. * It has also been used to anglicize Irish Coileán and Scottish Gaelic Cailean.

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