# Collins

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɑlɪnz/ · frequency rank #5,585

## Definitions
1. An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Colin.
2. A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Coileáin.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. A locale in the United States.
5. A locale in the United States.
6. A locale in the United States.
7. A locale in the United States.
8. A locale in the United States.
9. A locale in the United States.
10. A locale in the United States.
11. A locale in the United States.
12. A locale in the United States.

## Etymology
* As an English surname, variant of Colin.
* As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Coileáin, see Cullen, McQuillan, and McCallion.
* As a French surname, Americanized from Collin and Colette.
* As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kolenc, from koleno (“knee”) and the obsolete kolenc (“nipplewort”).

## Easily confused with
- **cooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collins-vs-cooling)
- **columns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collins-vs-columns)
- **cousins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collins-vs-cousins)
- **culling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collins-vs-culling)
- **coins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coins-vs-collins)
- **Colin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colin-vs-collins)
- **Collin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collin-vs-collins)
- **collie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collie-vs-collins)
- **calling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-collins)
- **collier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collier-vs-collins)
- **collide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collide-vs-collins)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccollins`, `clolins`, `colilns`, `colins`, `collinns`, `collinss`, `collisn`, `collnis`, `ocllins`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/collins