<P> Colin is an English - language masculine given name . Colin is usually pronounced / ˈkɒlɪn / KO - lin, although some (primarily in the US) use / ˈkoʊlɪn / KOH - lin . </P> <P> The English name has two distinct origins: </P> <Ol> <Li> A diminutive form of "Colle", itself an Old French short form of the name Nicolas (Nicholas). This name, but not the anglicized Gaelic name, is also found in the spelling Collin . This name is formed by the Old French diminutive - in also found in Robin . </Li> <Li> An anglicized form of the Gaelic name Cuilen, Cailean, modern Irish spelling Coileáin, meaning "whelp, cub". The Old Irish word for "whelp," is cuilén . The Scottish Gaelic name is recorded in the spelling Colin from as early as the 14th century . MacCailean was a patronymic used by Clan Campbell, after Cailean Mór (d . 1296). </Li> </Ol> <Li> A diminutive form of "Colle", itself an Old French short form of the name Nicolas (Nicholas). This name, but not the anglicized Gaelic name, is also found in the spelling Collin . This name is formed by the Old French diminutive - in also found in Robin . </Li>

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