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• colin
  colin

  noun

  any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
• Colin
  Colin

  noun

  a male given name.

colin

¹ American  

[kol-in] / ˈkɒl ɪn /

noun

1. any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.

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Colin ² American  

[kol-in, koh-lin, kaw-lan, koh-lin, -leen] / ˈkɒl ɪn, ˈkoʊ lɪn, kɔˈlɛ̃, ˈkoʊ lɪn, -lin /

noun

1. a male given name.

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Etymology

Origin of colin

1620–30; < Mexican Spanish colín, perhaps < Nahuatl zōlin, through misreading of the older spelling çolin

Example Sentences

Baird analyst Colin Sebastian expects the project could scale into a $25 billion business, generating efficiencies across the freight and distribution industries and broadening the company’s logistics footprint.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Colin Angle led iRobot for nearly three decades, during which the company invented the Roomba, and with it the entire category of home robo-vacs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

This weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” kicked off its latest episode with a familiar face and a surprise cameo, as Colin Jost returned as Pete Hegseth and Aziz Ansari dropped in as Kash Patel.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Colin Ruggles, 61, lives opposite Pink Punters, and said he woke at 03:00 to the smell of smoke.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Colin grips his toolbox with one hand and gestures with the other.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin