Colleen

Colleen \col-lee(n), co-lle-en\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Colleen is pronounced as KowLLIYIYN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Colleen: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Colleen?

Colleen is largely used in English and its origin is Celtic. Derived from the element 'cailín' with the meaning girl. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the 19th century. During the 1940s when Irish names were popular, it was commonly used by families with Irish roots in Australia, Canada, and the USA; it is notin Ireland itself. The name has sometimes been taken as the feminine form of Colin pronounciation despite the difference in origin, and its use has been first promoted by the silent film star Colleen Moore (1900-1988). Colleen is a widely used name; it has 31 variant transcriptions. Variation transcriptions comprise baby name Cole, Colena meaning and origin, name Colina, Colinda meaning of name, Coline name popularity, name Coll, what does the name Collean mean, Collen meaning and origin, baby name Collena, Colley meaning, Collice meaning and origin, Collie pronounciation, short names for Collina, short names for Colline, name Colly, nicknames for Collyn, Collyna pronounciation, short names for Collyne, Colyn pronounciation, meaning of Colyne, baby name Kolene, and Kolleen name variations. Other English forms comprise the pet forms name Coe, name Coel meaning, and what does the name Coley mean, and the spelling variants Cauleyne meaning, meaning of Cauline, name Coleen meaning, Colene definition, Colleene name, and name Collene.

The following famous people share the name Colleen:

• Actress Colleen Moore, born Kathleen Morrison, August 19, 1900 - January 25, 1988, Port Huron, Michigan
• Actress Colleen Dewhurst, born June 3, 1924 - August 22, 1991, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Author Colleen McCullough, born 1 June 1937, Wellington, Australia.

List of baby names that sound like Colleen:

Coleen name variations (English), Collene meaning (English), name Colline origin (English), name Caelin (English), Calluna meaning of name, name Callunah origin, what does the name Caluna mean, name Calunna meaning, Calvean definition, name Calveana meaning, Calveina name popularity, Cleona name popularity, Cleone name, Cleonee meaning, Cleoney name popularity, Cleoni name, Climena definition, Cliona meaning, short names for Clíodhna (English and Gaelic), and name Clymeana meaning.

The baby name Colleen fun facts:

The name Colleen in reverse order is "Neelloc".

The numerological value of the name Colleen is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Colleen?

Colleen is in the top names in USA.