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Colleen
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colleen
English
Etymology
From the word en colleen, from en ga 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
en /kəˈliːn/ /kɒˈliːn/ UK
en /kəˈlin/ /kɔˈlin/ /kɑˈlin/ US
en iːn 2
Proper noun
en female English,Irish.
en 2007 Laurie Lindeen Petal Pusher Atria Books 0743292324 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.