How to Spell Collin?

Colin is an English-language masculine given name. It has two distinct origins: A diminutive form of "Colle", itself an Old French short form of the name Nicolas (Nicholas). This name, but not the anglicized Gaelic name, is also found in the spelling Collin.

Is Collin spelled with one or two Ls?

“Collin for people born since 1940. In 1940 about 85 percent of the two names were using one “l” which persisted into the late seventies; the two “l” variant took off quickly and briefly surpassed the single “l” version around 1999 before drifting lower ever since.

What does name Collin mean?

Meaning of Collin

Collin means “victory of the people” (from ancient Greek “níkē/νίκη” = victory + “laós/λαός” = people/soldiers) and “whelp”, “young dog” in Gaelic.