Colleen

Colleen

The name Colleen, from its generic term meaning "girl/woman" in Irish.
Pronunciation	kah-LEEN
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Irish
Meaning	"Girl, Woman"
Other names
Variant forms	Coleen, Colene, Kolleen
Related names	Callie

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Colleen is an English-language name of Irish origin. It derives from the Irish word cailín "girl/woman", the diminutive of caile "woman, countrywoman".

Although it derives from the Irish language, Colleen as a given name is rare in Ireland, but far more popular in Irish-descended communities in the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.

It may refer to:

People

• Colleen Opoku Amuaben, Ghanaian preacher
• Colleen Atkinson (born 1963), Irish camogie player
• Colleen Atwood (born 1948), American costume designer
• Colleen Ballinger (born 1986), American comedian, YouTube personality, and actress, known for her comedic character Miranda Sings
• Colleen Barrett (born 1944), American business executive
• Colleen Barros, American government official
• Colleen Barry, American health policy scholar and professor
• Colleen Beaumier (born 1944), Canadian politician
• Colleen Bell (born 1967), American television producer and ambassador
• Colleen Bevis (1916–2013), American children’s advocate
• Colleen Bolton (born 1957), Australian cross-country skier
• Colleen Brennan (born 1949), American pornographic actress
• Colleen Broomall (born 1983), American journalist and former child actor
• Colleen Brown, Canadian singer
• Colleen Browning (1918–2003), American artist
• Colleen Burton (born 1958), American politician
• Colleen Camp (born 1953), American actress and film producer
• Colleen V. Chien (born 1973), American law professor
• Colleen Clinkenbeard (born 1980), American voice actress
• Colleen Coble (born 1952), American novelist
• Colleen Coover (born 1969), American comic book artist
• Colleen Corby (born 1947), American model
• Colleen D'Agostino, American musician and singer-songwriter
• Colleen Darnell (born 1980), American Egyptologist
• Colleen Davis (born 1979 or 1980), American politician
• 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 Egan, Australian journalist
• Colleen Farrington (1936–2015), American model, playmate, and singer
• Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick or Vitamin C (singer) (born 1969), American singer-songwriter
• Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick (1938–2017), Australian model, actress, and filmmaker
• Colleen M. Fitzpatrick (born 1955), American forensic genealogist
• Colleen Fletcher (born 1954), British politician
• Colleen Garry (born 1962), American politician
• Colleen Gleason, American science fiction and fantasy novelist
• Colleen Graffy, American diplomat and professor
• Colleen Green (born 1984), American singer
• Colleen Grondein, South African international lawn bowler
• Colleen Hanabusa (1951–2026), American lawyer and politician
• Colleen Haskell (born 1976), American reality show contestant and actress
• Colleen Hewett (born 1950), Australian singer and actress
• Colleen Higgins, plant pathologist in New Zealand
• Colleen A. Hoey, American diplomat
• Colleen Hoover (born 1979), American author
• Colleen Houck (born 1969), American writer
• Colleen Howe (1933–2009), American sports agent
• Colleen Jones (born 1959), Canadian curler and television personality
• Colleen A. Kraft (born 1960), American pediatrician
• Colleen Lanne (born 1979), American freestyle swimmer
• Colleen Lawless (born 1983), American judge
• Colleen Lee (born 1980), Hong Kong pianist
• Colleen B. Lemmon (1927–2012), American Mormon counselor
• Colleen Lovett (born 1946), American singer, composer, and arranger
• Colleen Madamombe (1964–2009), Zimbabwean sculptor
• Colleen Madigan (born 1964), American politician and social worker
• Colleen Makhubele, South African politician
• Colleen McCullough (1937–2015), Australian author
• Colleen McEdwards (born 1964), Canadian-American journalist and educator
• Colleen J. McElroy (1935–2023), American poet
• Colleen McGuinness, American director, screenwriter, and producer
• Colleen Miller (born 1932), American actress
• Colleen Mills (1955–2022), New Zealand management academic
• Colleen Moore (1899–1988), American film actress
• Colleen Murphy (born 1954), Canadian screenwriter, director, and playwright
• Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy (born 1968), American radio host and DJ
• Colleen Nelson, Australian biochemist
• Colleen O'Shaughnessey (born 1971), American voice actress
• Colleen Peterson (1950–1996), Canadian singer
• Colleen Quigley (born 1992), American middle- and long-distance runner
• Colleen Rennison (born 1987), Canadian actress
• Colleen Rosensteel (born 1967), American judoka
• Colleen Schneider (born 1982), American mixed martial arts fighter
• Colleen Joy Shogan, American author and academic
• Colleen Smith (1925–2018), Canadian baseball player
• Colleen Stan (born 1956), American kidnapping victim
• Colleen Thibaudeau (1925–2012), Canadian poet and short-story writer
• Colleen Townsend (born 1928), American actress
• Colleen Waata Urlich (1939–2015), New Zealand potter and ceramicist
• Colleen Willoughby (born 1934), American philanthropist
• Colleen Young, Canadian politician
• Colleen Young (born 1998), American Paralympic swimmer
• 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
• Foxy Colleen, an Irish fox from the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre

See also

• Coleen (disambiguation)

References

• All pages with titles beginning with Colleen
• All pages with titles containing Colleen

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