Name meaning girl
Colleen is a feminine given name of Irish origin, meaning girl or young woman.
It became popular in the United States and other English-speaking countries during the twentieth century, though ironically it was rarely used as a name in Ireland itself. (Lowercase colleen means a young Irish woman.)
Gaelic feminine name
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Name meaning girl
Colleen is a feminine given name of Irish origin, meaning girl or young woman.
It became popular in the United States and other English-speaking countries during the twentieth century, though ironically it was rarely used as a name in Ireland itself. (Lowercase colleen means a young Irish woman.)
1. name — Bridget, Gaelic feminine name; Caitlin (Feminine Irish given name); Deirdre (Feminine Irish name); Eileen (Irish name meaning luminous); Fiona · Maeve · Siobhan · Tara · Kiera
GENDERColleen ≠ Liam Irish male name; Patrick · Declan · Colin · Connor · Brian
NAME TYPEColleen ≠ O'Brien Irish patronymic surname; Murphy · Sullivan · Kelly · Walsh · O'Connor
AGE/LIFE STAGEColleen ≠ crone Wizened old woman; old woman · matron · hag · grandmother · widow
Colleen Hoover
potatoes: russet, fingerling, red potato, white potato, purple potato; Celtic Names: Ciaran, Cormac, Fergus, Siobhan, Sinead
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/Colleen