<Ol> <Li> A diminutive form of `` Colle '' , itself an Old French short form of the name Nicolas ( Nicholas ) . This name , but not the anglicized Gaelic name , is also found in the spelling Collin . This name is formed by the Old French diminutive - in also found in Robin . </Li> <Li> An anglicized form of the Gaelic name Cuilen , Cailean , modern Irish spelling Coileáin , meaning `` whelp , cub '' . The Old Irish word for `` whelp , '' is cuilén . The Scottish Gaelic name is recorded in the spelling Colin from as early as the 14th century . MacCailean was a patronymic used by Clan Campbell , after Cailean Mór ( d . 1296 ) . </Li> </Ol>
<Ol> <Li> A diminutive form of `` Colle '' , itself an Old French short form of the name Nicolas ( Nicholas ) . This name , but not the anglicized Gaelic name , is also found in the spelling Collin . This name is formed by the Old French diminutive - in also found in Robin . </Li> <Li> An anglicized form of the Gaelic name Cuilen , Cailean , modern Irish spelling Coileáin , meaning `` whelp , cub '' . The Old Irish word for `` whelp , '' is cuilén . The Scottish Gaelic name is recorded in the spelling Colin from as early as the 14th century . MacCailean was a patronymic used by Clan Campbell , after Cailean Mór ( d . 1296 ) . </Li> </Ol>
what does the name collin mean in irish
what does the name collin mean in irish
`` whelp , cub ''
`` whelp , cub ''