Origin:Scottish
Popularity:494
Meaning:young creature
Colin as a boy's name is pronounced KOH-lin, KAH-lin. It is of Irish, Scottish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Colin is "young creature".
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  • Colin Cassady
    Wrestler
  • Colin Farrell
    Actor
  • Colin Firth
    Actor
  • Colin Ford
    Actor
  • Colin Kaepernick
    Civil Rights Activist, Football Player

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