ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli nˈeɪmd "lˈɪmɚɹˌɪk", ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌz ɡˈɪvən ðə nˈeɪm kˈoʊlbɚt ˌɔn tˈɛn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks ɪn kəmˌɛmɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv kɔːɹnˈiːlɪəs kˈoʊlbɚt, wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd lˈiːdɚz ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚ ɹˈaɪzɪŋ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn.
Originally named "Limerick", the station was given the name Colbert on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Cornelius Colbert, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916.