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Colleen

Colleen

See also: colleen

English

Proper noun

Colleen

  1. A female given name.
    • 2007 Laurie Lindeen, Petal Pusher, Atria Books, ISBN 0743292324, 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.

colleen

colleen

See also: Colleen

English

Alternative forms

Noun

colleen ‎(plural colleens)

  1. girl
  2. young single woman

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]

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