.svg) The name Colleen, from its generic term meaning "girl/woman" in Irish. | |
| Pronunciation | kah-LEEN |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Irish |
| Meaning | "Girl, Woman" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Coleen, Colene, Kolleen |
| Related names | Callie |
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Colleen is an English-language name of Irish origin. It derives from the Irish word cailín "girl/woman", the diminutive of caile "woman, countrywoman".
Although it derives from the Irish language, Colleen as a given name is rare in Ireland but far more popular in Irish-descended communities in the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.[1]
It may refer to:
- ^ Ó Séaghdha, Darach (13 October 2019). "The varieties of cailín and the deductive Coleen Rooney".