Collin - A pleasant boy name

Collin is a charming masculine name with a dual heritage. It’s a short form of Nicholas with Greek origins, meaning ‘victory of the people.’ It also shares roots with the Scottish Cailean and Irish Coilean, where it means ‘whelp’ or ‘young dog.’

What’s the origin of Collin

Collin is an English short form of the Greek name Nicholas and an Alicized variant of the Scottish name Cailean or the Irish name Coilean.

What’s the meaning of Collin

Collin means “victory of the people” in Greek and “whelp” or “young dog” in Gaelic.

Variants of Collin

• Colin

Phonetics

Collin (KOL-in) is an easy name to pronounce with a pleasant sonority