colin

¹

[kol-in]

noun

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

Colin

²

[kol-in, koh-lin, kaw-lan, koh-lin, -leen]

noun

1. a male given name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of colin¹

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

Example Sentences

They included Colin Savage, from Knotty Ash, who started watching the Channel 4 soap in 1982.

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Many borrowers used the pause on federal student-loan payments during the pandemic to save up or invest the money with which they eventually paid down their debt, said Colin Moynahan, founder of Twenty Fifty Capital Financial Advisors.

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Former Labour MSP Colin Smyth has appeared in court accused of possessing indecent images of children and voyeurism.

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Colin Slabach, a certified financial planner and professor at New York University, raised concerns about flexibility, a factor that makes 529 plans attractive to many families.

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Colin played basketball, baseball and flag football since he was 8 with many of his teammates.

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