Colin

Proper noun

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
   • That iolly shepheard, which there piped, was / Poore Colin Clout (who knowes not Colin Clout?) - 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie,...
   • "My parents," Powell wrote, "were British subjects, and they named me Colin (KAH-lin). Being British, they knew very well how the name was supposed to be pronounced. But when I was a young boy, there was a famous...
   • “After reaching 40, many people experience noticeable changes in their hair due to a combination of aging, hormonal shifts and lifestyle factors,” says Colin Ford, professional hairstylist and director of education at...
2. A rather rare surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Collin.