Colleen Explained
| Colleen |
| Pronunciation: | kah-LEEN |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | "Girl, Woman" |
| Origin: | Irish |
| Variant Forms: | Coleen, Colene, Kolleen |
Colleen is an English-language name of Irish origin. It derives from the Irish word Irish: [[wikt:cailín|cailín]] "girl/woman", the diminutive of Irish: [[wikt:caile|caile]] "woman, countrywoman".
Although it derives from 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, Ghanaian preacher
- Colleen Atkinson (born 1986), Irish camogie player
- Colleen Atwood (born 1948), American costume designer
- Colleen Ballinger (born 1986), American actress, YouTube personality, and groomer
- 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 (born 1944), Canadian politician
- Colleen Bell (born 1967), American television producer and ambassador
- Colleen Bevis (1916–2013), American children’s advocate
- Colleen Bolton (born 1957), Australian cross-country skier
- Colleen Brennan (born 1949), American pornographic actress
- Colleen Broomall (born 1983), American journalist and former child actor
- Colleen Brown, Canadian singer
- Colleen Browning (1918–2003), American artist
- Colleen Burton (born 1958), American politician
- Colleen Camp (born 1953), American actress and film producer
- Colleen V. Chien (born 1973), 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 filmmaker
- Colleen Fitzpatrick or Vitamin C (singer) (1938–2017), American pop music artist, dancer, and actress
- Colleen Garry (born 1962), American politician
- Colleen Gleason, American science fiction and fantasy novelist
- Colleen Graffy, American diplomat and professor
- Colleen Green (born 1984), American singer
- Colleen Grondein, South African international lawn bowler
- Colleen Haskell (born 1976), American reality show contestant and actress
- Colleen Higgins, plant pathologist in New Zealand
- Colleen A. Hoey, American diplomat
- Colleen Hoover (born 1979), American author
- Colleen Jones (born 1959), Canadian curler and television personality
- Colleen A. Kraft (born 1960), American pediatrician
- Colleen Lanne (born 1979), American freestyle swimmer
- Colleen Lee (born 1980), Hong Kong pianist
- Colleen B. Lemmon (1927–2012), Mormon counselor
- Colleen McCullough (1937–2015), Australian author
- Colleen McEdwards (born 1964), Canadian-American journalist and educator
- Colleen J. McElroy (1935–2023), 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 (born 1992), American middle-distance runner, steeplechase specialist, and Olympian
- Colleen Rennison (born 1987), Canadian actress
- Colleen Rosensteel (born 1967), American judoka
- Colleen Smith (1925–2018), Canadian baseball player
- Colleen Thibaudeau (1925–2012), Canadian poet and short-story writer
- Colleen Waata Urlich (1939–2015), New Zealand potter and ceramicist
- Colleen Young (politician), Canadian provincial politician
- Colleen Young (swimmer), American swimmer
- Colleen Zenk (born 1953), American actress
Fictional characters
Last names (fictional)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Ó Séaghdha . Darach . 13 October 2019 . The varieties of cailín and the deductive Coleen Rooney .
