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Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie * Colin (horse) (1905–1932), thoroughbred racehorse * Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned north of Sydney, Australia, in August 2008 * Colin (river), a river in France * Colin (security robot), in ''Mostly Harmless'' of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' series by Douglas Adams * Tropical Storm Colin (other) See also *Collin (other) *Kolin (other) *Colyn Colyn is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: * Alexander Colyn (1527–1612), Flemish sculptor * Colyn Fischer (born 1977), American violinist * Simon Colyn (born 2002), Canadian soccer player See also * Colin (given na ...

Colin (given Name)
Colin is an English-language masculine given name. It has two distinct origins: # A diminutive form of "Colle", itself an Old French short form of the name Nicolas (given 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 (name), Robin. # An anglicized form of the Gaelic languages, Gaelic name ''Cuilen'', ''Cailean'', modern Irish language, 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). As a surname, Colin (surname), Colin can be derived from the given name, but can also be of unrelated (French) origin. The Irish patronymic ''Ó Coileáin'' gave rise to the surname ''Cullen (surname), Cullen'' (which is also th ...
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Colin (surname)
Colin is a surname, variously derived including the given name ''Colin'' and the common name in French of some species of bird and fish. * Alexander Colin or Colyn (1527/29–1612), Flemish sculptor *Alexandre-Marie Colin (1798–1875), French painter of historical and genre subjects *André Colin (1910–1978), French politician * Andrew Colin (born 1936), British professor of computer science * Andrew Colin (financial analyst), Australian specialist in portfolio theory * Christie Colin (born 1982) American archer * Denis Colin (born 1956), French bass clarinettist and composer * Enrique Colin (born 1982), Mexican professional boxer * Fabrice Colin (born 1972), French author of fantasy, science fiction, and magic realism * Frédéric-Louis Colin (1835–1902), French-Canadian priest and educator *Georges Colin (1880–1945), French actor *Gerald Colin (1913–1995), Irish priest, Bishop of Grimsby, England *Grégoire Colin (born 1975), French actor, producer, screenwriter, and dire ...
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Colin (film)
''Colin'' is a 2008 British zombie film written and directed by Marc Price. After a successful run in a number of film festivals, it went on to be shown at Cannes in 2009. Applauded for its success despite its low budget, the total cost of production was reportedly £45. The director, actor and comedian Marc Price, shot ''Colin'' on a standard definition Panasonic mini-dv camcorder that he had owned for 10 years and edited the film on his home PC using Adobe Premiere 6 software which had come bundled with a video capture card he'd purchased a few years earlier. Facebook and Myspace were used to gather actors to play the zombies. Plot Injured in the arm, Colin arrives home to the house he shares with Damien only to find it empty. While cleaning his wound in the kitchen sink, he is attacked by Damien, now a zombie. He manages to "kill" Damien by stabbing him multiple times in the head with a kitchen knife, but soon afterwards becomes a zombie himself. Now one of the undead, Colin ...
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Colin (horse)
Colin (1905 – 1932) was an undefeated champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won all his 15 races including the 1908 Belmont Stakes and was the 1907 and 1908 Horse of the Year as well as the 1907 Champion Two-Year-Old Male and 1908 Champion 3-Year-Old Male and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In 1907, he swept the major two-year-old stakes races including the Belmont Futurity and Champagne Stakes and was the consensus Horse of the Year. His three-year-old campaign was cut short by injury but he was still Horse of the Year based on his three wins including the Belmont Stakes. As a sire, he suffered from fertility problems but still sired multiple stakes winners. Colin was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1956. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century, he was ranked number 15. Pedigree Colin was a brown stallion with three white socks and a stripe and snip on his f ...
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Colin (humpback Whale)
The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh up to . The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and tubercles on its head. It is known for breaching and other distinctive surface behaviors, making it popular with whale watchers. Males produce a complex song typically lasting 4 to 33 minutes. Found in oceans and seas around the world, humpback whales typically migrate up to each year. They feed in polar waters and migrate to tropical or subtropical waters to breed and give birth. Their diet consists mostly of krill and small fish, and they use bubbles to catch prey. They are promiscuous breeders, with both sexes having multiple partners. Orcas are the main natural predators of humpback whales. Like other large whales, the humpback was a target for the whaling industry. ...
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Colin (river)
The Colin is a long river in the department of Cher in central France. It is a tributary of the Yèvre, its waters eventually reaching the sea through the river Loire. Geography The river's source is at Humbligny, where it drains La Motte d'Humbligny, the highest point in the Sancerrois region. It runs through Les Aix-d'Angillon and Sainte-Solange and joins the Yèvre at Saint-Germain-du-Puy. Communes Humbligny, Morogues, Aubinges, Les Aix-d'Angillon, Sainte-Solange, Saint-Germain-du-Puy Saint-Germain-du-Puy () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of both farming and light industry comprising a small suburban town and several hamlets situated on the banks of the riv ..., References Rivers of France Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire Rivers of Cher (department) {{France-river-stub ...
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Colin (security Robot)
This page is a list of characters in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', by Douglas Adams. The descriptions of the characters are accompanied by information on details about appearances and references to the characters. Main characters Arthur Dent Along with Ford Prefect, Arthur Dent barely escapes the Earth's destruction as it is demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Arthur spends the next several years, still wearing his dressing gown, helplessly launched from crisis to crisis while trying to straighten out his lifestyle. He rather enjoys tea, but seems to have trouble obtaining it in the far reaches of the galaxy. In time, he learns how to fly and carves a niche for himself as a sandwich-maker. He is also worried about "everything." Ford Prefect Ford Prefect is Arthur Dent's friend–and rescuer, when the Earth is unexpectedly demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass at the start of the story. Although his heart is in the right place and he is show ...
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Tropical Storm Colin (other)
The name Colin has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the Australian region of the South Pacific Ocean and one in the South-West Indian Ocean. In the Atlantic: * Tropical Storm Colin (2010), heavily sheared storm which moved across the Atlantic, dissipated before reaching Bermuda * Tropical Storm Colin (2016), poorly organized and weak tropical storm that made landfall in Florida causing considerable damage * Tropical Storm Colin (2022), short-lived and weak tropical storm that made landfall in South Carolina In the South Pacific: * Cyclone Colin (1976), moved parallel to the eastern coast of Australia without making landfall In the South-West Indian: * Cyclone Colin (2014) The name Colin has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the Australian region of the South Pacific Ocean and one in the South-West Indian Ocean. In the Atlantic: * Tropical Storm Colin (2010), heavily sheared storm w ..., churned through the op ...
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Collin (other)
Collin may refer to: People Surname * Collin (surname) * Jacques Collin de Plancy (1793–1881), French occultist, demonologist and writer * Victor Collin de Plancy (1853–1924), French diplomat, bibliophile and art collector * Jean-Baptiste Collin de Sussy (1750–1826), senior official and politician Given name For information on the origin of the name ''Collin'', see Colin (given name). * Collin Abranches (born 1991), Indian football (soccer) player * Collin Altamirano (born 1995), American tennis player * Collin Ashton (born 1983), American football linebacker * Collin Balester (born 1986), American professional baseball pitcher * Collin Benjamin (born 1978), Namibian football midfielder * Collin Brooks (1893–1959), frequently known as "CB", British journalist, writer, and broadcaster * Collin Burns, speedcuber from the United States * Collin Cameron (born 1988), Canadian paralympic sitskier * Collin Chou (born 1967), Chinese actor * Collin Circelli (born 1981), Canadian i ...
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Kolin (other)
Kolin may refer to: *Kolín, a town in the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic **Kolín District * Starý Kolín, a municipality and village near Kolín, Czech Republic * Kolin, Louisiana, unincorporated place * Kolin, Montana * Kolin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, village in north-western Poland * Koleyn, Tehran, also Romanized as Kolīn, a village in Tehran Province, Iran People * David Kolin (born 1958), American TV and radio personality * Ivo Kolin (1924–2007), Croatian economist, engineer and inventor * Sacha Kolin (1911–1981), (1911–1981), French–American painter *Kolin Dhillon, British property developer *Kolin (Street Fighter), a fictional character See also *Kollin, a personal name *Colin (other) Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie * Colin (horse) (1905–1932), thoroughbred racehorse * Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned north of Sydney, ...