.svg.png.webp) The name Colleen, from its generic term meaning "girl/woman" in Irish. | |
| Pronunciation | kah-LEEN |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Irish |
| Meaning | "Girl, Woman" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Coleen, Colene, Kolleen |
| Related names | Callie |
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Colleen is an Irish-language name of Irish origin. It is a generic term for women or girls, from the Irish cailín "girl/woman", the diminutive of caile "woman, countrywoman".
Although it originates in the Irish language, Colleen as a given name is rare in Ireland but far more popular in Irish-descended communities in the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.[1]
It may refer to:
People
- Colleen Opoku Amuaben, General Overseer of Precious Seed Chapel International with fifteen branches in Central Africa
- Colleen Atkinson, Irish camogie player
- 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, American government official
- Colleen Barry, American health policy scholar and professor
- Colleen Beaumier, Canadian politician
- Colleen Bell, American television producer and ambassador
- Colleen Bevis, American children’s advocate
- Colleen Bolton, Australian cross-country skier
- Colleen Brennan, American former pornographic actress
- Colleen Broomall, American journalist and former child actor
- Colleen Brown, Canadian singer
- Colleen Browning, American artist
- Colleen Burton, American politician
- Colleen Camp (born 1953), American actress and film producer
- Colleen V. Chien, American law professor
- 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, Australian journalist
- Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick, Australian model, actress and film maker
- Colleen Fitzpatrick or Vitamin C (singer), American pop music artist, dancer and actress
- Colleen Garry, American politician
- Colleen Gleason, American science fiction and fantasy novelist
- Colleen Graffy, American diplomat and professor
- Colleen Green, American singer
- Colleen Grondein, South African international lawn bowler
- Colleen Haskell (born 1976), American reality show contestant and actress
- Colleen A. Hoey, American diplomat
- Colleen Jones, Canadian curler and television personality
- Colleen A. Kraft, American pediatrician
- Colleen Lanne (born 1979), American freestyle swimmer
- Colleen Lee (born 1980), Hong Kong pianist
- Colleen B. Lemmon, Mormon counselor
- 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, American poet, short story writer, editor and memoirist
- Colleen Mills (1955–2022), New Zealand management academic
- Colleen Moore (1899–1988), American film actress from the silent film era
- Colleen Nelson, Australian biochemist
- Colleen O'Shaughnessey (born 1971), American voice actress
- Colleen Quigley, American middle-distance runner, steeplechase specialist and an Olympian from St. Louis, Missouri
- Colleen Rennison, Canadian actress
- Colleen Rosensteel (born 1967), American judoka
- Colleen Thibaudeau (1925–2012), Canadian poet and short-story writer
- Colleen Waata Urlich, New Zealand potter and ceramicist
- 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
References
- ↑ Ó Séaghdha, Darach (13 October 2019). "The varieties of cailín and the deductive Coleen Rooney".
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