Colleen

See also: colleen

English

Etymology

From the word colleen, from Irish cailín (“girl”), not used as a name in Ireland. Colleen can also be interpreted as a variant of Coleen, which was a product of marketing by the Hollywood film industry (to promote a new starlet in the 1920s).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /kəˈliːn/, /kɒˈliːn/
(US) IPA^(key): /kəˈlin/, /kɔˈlin/, /kɑˈlin/
Rhymes: -iːn

Proper noun

Colleen

A female given name from English or Irish.
- 2007, Laurie Lindeen, Petal Pusher, Atria Books, →ISBN, page 137:
  Her name is spelled Coleen making her "Co" with a hard O and not Colleen by any stretch - I'm suspicious on her authority on the subject.