Colleen
Colleen is an Irish-language name of Irish origin. It is a generic term for women or girls, from the Irish cailín "girl/woman", the diminutive of caile "woman, countrywoman".
.svg.png.webp) 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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Although it originates in 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:
People
- Colleen Opoku Amuaben
- Colleen Atkinson
- Colleen Atwood (born 1948), American costume designer
- Colleen Ballinger (born 1986), American comedian, YouTube personality, and actress, known for her comedic character Miranda Sings
- Colleen Barrett (born 1944), president of Southwest Airlines in the US
- Colleen Barros
- Colleen Barry
- Colleen Beaumier
- Colleen Bell
- Colleen Bevis
- Colleen Bolton
- Colleen Brennan
- Colleen Broomall
- Colleen Brown
- Colleen Browning
- Colleen Burton
- Colleen Camp (born 1953), American actress and film producer
- Colleen V. Chien
- Colleen Clinkenbeard (born 1980), American voice actress and ADR director
- Colleen Dewhurst (1924–1991), Canadian-born actress
- Colleen Dion-Scotti (born 1964), American actress
- Colleen Doran (born 1963), American cartoonist, graphic novelist, writer and illustrator
- Colleen Egan
- Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick
- Colleen Fitzpatrick or Vitamin C (singer), American pop music artist, dancer and actress
- Colleen Garry
- Colleen Gleason, American science fiction and fantasy novelist
- Colleen Graffy
- Colleen Green
- Colleen Grondein
- Colleen Haskell (born 1976), American reality show contestant and actress
- Colleen A. Hoey, American diplomat
- Colleen Jones
- Colleen A. Kraft
- Colleen Lanne (born 1979), American freestyle swimmer
- Colleen Lee (born 1980), Hong Kong pianist
- Colleen B. Lemmon
- Colleen McCullough (1937–2015), Australian author
- Colleen McEdwards (born 1964), CNN International news anchor and correspondent, Ph.D. journalism professor and media researcher
- Colleen J. McElroy
- Colleen Mills (1955–2022), New Zealand management academic
- Colleen Moore (1899–1988), American film actress from the silent film era
- Colleen Nelson
- Colleen O'Shaughnessey (born 1971), American voice actress
- Colleen Quigley
- Colleen Rennison
- Colleen Rosensteel (born 1967), American judoka
- Colleen Thibaudeau (1925–2012), Canadian poet and short-story writer
- Colleen Waata Urlich
- Colleen Young (politician), Canadian provincial politician
- Colleen Young (swimmer), American swimmer
- Colleen Zenk (born 1953), American actress
Fictional characters
- Colleen (Road Rovers), on the American animated TV series Road Rovers
- Colleen Carlton, on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Colleen Caviello, on the American animated TV series Bob's Burgers
- Colleen Cooper, on the American TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
- Colleen Donaghy, on the American TV comedy “30 Rock“
- Colleen Smart, on the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Colleen Wing, a Marvel Comics superhero
- Colleen at Bel Ridge, Dina's nemesis on the American TV series Superstore
See also
References
- Ó Séaghdha, Darach (13 October 2019). "The varieties of cailín and the deductive Coleen Rooney".
- All pages with titles beginning with Colleen
- All pages with titles containing Colleen
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