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An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Colin.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɑlɪnz/General-American/ˈkɒlɪnz/Received-Pronunciation

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Colin.

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  2. A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Coileáin.

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  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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  4. A locale in the United States. A town in New York; named for a local dairy farming family.

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  5. A locale in the United States. A city, the county seat of Covington County, Mississippi; named for Mississippi statesman Fred W. Collins.

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  6. A locale in the United States. A city in Georgia; named for early settler Perry Collins.

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  7. A locale in the United States. A city in Iowa.

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  8. A locale in the United States. A village in Missouri; named for the local judge William Collins.

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  9. A locale in the United States. A former settlement in Fresno County, California.

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  10. A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.

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  11. A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for railroad official James Collins.

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  12. A locale in the United States. A census-designated place in Wisconsin; named for railroad official Sumner J. Collins.

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Where this word comes from

* As an English surname, variant of Colin. * As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Coileáin (“descendant of Coileán”), see Cullen, McQuillan, and McCallion. * As a French surname, Americanized from Collin and Colette. * As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kolenc, from koleno (“knee”) and the obsolete kolenc (“nipplewort”).

noun/ˈkɑlɪnz/General-American/ˈkɒlɪnz/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.

Where this word comes from

* As an English surname, variant of Colin. * As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Coileáin (“descendant of Coileán”), see Cullen, McQuillan, and McCallion. * As a French surname, Americanized from Collin and Colette. * As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kolenc, from koleno (“knee”) and the obsolete kolenc (“nipplewort”).

name/ˈkɑlɪnz/General-American/ˈkɒlɪnz/Received-Pronunciation

  1. plural of Collin

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