Colleen Definition
kŏ-lēn, kŏlēn
noun
A girl.
Webster's New World
A feminine name.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A female given name.
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Other Word Forms of Colleen
Noun
Singular:
colleen
Plural:
colleensOrigin of Colleen
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From the word colleen, Irish cailín (“girl”), not used as a name in Ireland. Colleen can also be interpreted as a variant of Coleen, the former spelling being a product of marketing by the Hollywood film industry (to promote a new starlet in the 1920's).
From Wiktionary
Irish Gaelic cailín diminutive of caile girl from Old Irish
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowed from Irish cailín.
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