Colleen
Origin | |
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Word/name | Irish |
Meaning | girl |
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Colleen is a common English language name of Irish-American origin and a generic term for Irish women or girls, from the Irish cailín 'unmarried girl/woman', the diminutive of caile 'woman, countrywoman'.
Although it originates in the Irish language, Colleen as a given name has never been widespread in the Republic of Ireland, being far more popular in Irish-descended communities in America, Britain and Australia. [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 E. Mills
- 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[]
- Coleen (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles beginning with Colleen
- All pages with titles containing Colleen
Categories:
- Given names
- English feminine given names
- Irish feminine given names
- Irish-language feminine given names
- Scottish feminine given names
- Welsh feminine given names