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Colin Garrett NJMP
Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * Colin (film), ''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) * Collin (District Electoral Area), Collin, a District Electoral Area in Belfast, Northern Ireland which is sometimes spelt "Colin" See also * Colinus * Collin (other) * Kolin (other) * Colyn {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 anglicisation (linguistics), anglicisation of the Irish language, Irish given name or the Scottish Gaelic name , which both come from the Old Irish word "pup, cub". 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 (died 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 gave rise to the surname ''Cullen (surname), Cullen'' (which is also the anglicization of the unrelated patronymic ). I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |