Colleen
Appearance
Origin | |
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Word/name | Irish |
Meaning | Unmarried girl/woman |
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Colleen is a common English language name of Irish-American origin and a generic term for Irish women or girls, from the Irish cailín 'unmarried girl/woman', the diminutive of caile 'woman, countrywoman'. It may refer to:
People
- Colleen Atwood (born 1948), Oscar-nominated costume designer
- Colleen Ballinger (born 1986), American comedian, YouTube personality, and actress, known for her comedic character Miranda Sings
- Colleen Barrett (born 1944), president of Southwest Airlines in the US
- Colleen Camp (born 1953), American actress and film producer
- Colleen Clinkenbeard (born 1980), American voice actress and ADR director
- Colleen De Reuck (born 1964), South African long-distance runner
- Colleen Dewhurst (1924–1991), Canadian-born actress
- Colleen Dion-Scotti (born 1964), American actress
- Colleen Doran (born 1963), American cartoonist, graphic novelist, writer and illustrator
- Colleen Fitzpatrick or Vitamin C (singer), American pop music artist, dancer and actress
- Colleen Gleason, American science fiction and fantasy novelist
- Colleen Haskell (born 1976), American reality show contestant and actress
- Colleen Lanne (born 1979), American freestyle swimmer
- Colleen Lee (born 1980), Hong Kong pianist
- Colleen McCullough (1937–2015), Australian author
- Colleen McEdwards (born 1964), CNN International news anchor and correspondent, Ph.D. journalism professor and media researcher.
- Colleen Moore (1899–1988), American film actress from the silent film era
- Colleen O'Shaughnessey (born 1971), American voice actress
- Colleen Rosensteel (born 1967), American judoka
- Colleen Zenk (born 1953), American actress
Fictional characters
- Colleen (Road Rovers), on the American animated TV series Road Rovers
- Colleen Carlton, on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Colleen Caviello, on the American animated TV series “Bob’s Burgers“
- Colleen Cooper, on the American TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
- Colleen Donaghy, on the American TV comedy “30 Rock“
- Colleen Smart, on the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Colleen Wing, a Marvel Comics superhero
- Colleen at Bel Ridge, Dina’s nemesis on the American TV series “Superstore”