Colleen
See also: colleen
English
Etymology
From the word colleen, 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
- (GenAM) IPA(key): [kɑˈlin]
Proper noun
Colleen
- A female given name.
- 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.
- 2007 Laurie Lindeen, Petal Pusher, Atria Books, →ISBN, page 137
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