haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐnˈʌðɚ pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ɪz ðætðə kˈɑːlɪŋwˌʊd nˈeɪm dᵻɹˈaɪvz fɹʌm ɹˈɔɪəl nˈeɪvi ˈædmɜːɹəl kˈʌθbɚt kˈɑːlɪŋwˌʊd, fɔːɹ hˈuːm kˈɑːlɪŋwˌʊd tʃˈænəl ɪn hˈaʊ sˈaʊnd ɪz nˈeɪmd.
However, another possibility is that the Collingwood name derives from Royal Navy Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, for whom Collingwood Channel in Howe Sound is named.