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Surname Etymology and Meaning of COLLIN

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English and French: from a pet form of English Coll 1, French Colle.
2. Probably an altered spelling of German Kollin.
3. Danish: variant of Colding.
4. Swedish: ornamental name from an unexplained first element, probably from a place name, + the the suffix -in, from Latin -in(i)us ‘descendant of’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)