Colleen (meaning and origin)

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Colleen

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Meaning and origin
Colleen is a Irish girl name. The meaning of the name is `Girl`.

Where is it used?
The name Colleen is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Collyn (In English)
Coline (In English)
Coleen (In English)
Cailin (In Other languages)

Extra information:
Alternative meanings (Old English) Girl

What Colleen`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Colleen:
it's peaceful and not a typical everyone has it kind of name
The worst thing about the name:
people tend to call me things that rhyme with colleen
If my name wasn`t Colleen....:
Victoria
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The best thing about the name Colleen:
I like having a very unique name because I'm the only Colleen my friends and I know.
The worst thing about the name:
People always mispronounce it. Or they never understand me when I say it, I have to repeat myself a lot.
If my name wasn`t Colleen....:
My parents were going to name me Erika Ann.
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I like it because it's Irish and so am I.
The best thing about the name Colleen:
If you are looking for a unique name that will indicate your irish roots right away, Colleen is the way to go
The worst thing about the name:
When I was little I always hated not being able find my name on souveniers.
If my name wasn`t Colleen....:
I would have been a boy and would have had a boy's name
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Went through a phase where I didn't like my name but now I love it. Its unique. I do get called kelly or kylie sometimes over the phone but no big deal
The best thing about the name Colleen:
Everyone says it suits me cause I look very Irish.
The worst thing about the name:
People try and come up with all sorts of strange spellings for it, and no one gets when yous say it over the phone, they think you're Kelly or Holly
If my name wasn`t Colleen....:
It would be Melissa, my mom says.
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I hate getting called Kelly or Holly.
The best thing about the name Colleen:
I'm one of the two girls in my school who has the name. To think of it, it is quite uncommon.
The worst thing about the name:
People spell it wrong. It's actually spelled: Coleen. Since 5th grade I've been getting countless mistakes. But it's all good.
If my name wasn`t Colleen....:
I'd name myself Andrea. Simply for the pronounciation of: On-drey-ah. - or Ahn-drey-ah, you get my drift -. It makes me feel expensive and has a sort of unique touch to it.
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No, not really. But heck: Ahn-drey-ah. for the sake of it, I will name my child that one day.
The best thing about the name Colleen:
not that many people have it
The worst thing about the name:
when someone else has your name
If my name wasn`t Colleen....:
it would be...rebecca
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no
The best thing about the name Colleen:
unique name in my country
The worst thing about the name:
that it rhymes with cauliflower and sometimes mistaken for Colin.
If my name wasn`t Colleen....:
not sure, coming early in the alphabet helps i reckon.
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The best thing about the name Colleen:
They are few and far between. So we are pretty unique.
The worst thing about the name:
Kids can be mean like Cowleen, or in high school they moved on to colon real nice huh. Loved my nickname in track though mean mean colleen.
If my name wasn`t Colleen....:
Not quite sure I understand. But one thing is I never ran into another one in all my years of school. Also I wouldn't have been named after my mother.
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More `Colleen` links
Colleen as abbreviation
Actors named Colleen
Colleen in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Colleen

Colleen doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Colleen appeared in the top-1000 was 2 years ago, in 2006. It ranked #898 in that year. . 1960 was a `top year` for the name Colleen. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #107. The last time Colleen appeared among the most common names was in 1920. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	---
2006	898
2005	774
2004	701
2003	619
2002	547
2001	438
2000	455
1999	403
1998	344
1997	287
1996	272
1995	224
1994	207
1993	184
1992	184
1991	188
1990	160
1980	137
1970	116
1960	107
1950	124
1940	248
1930	201
1920	818
1910	---
1900	---
1890	---
1880	---