colin

US: 'colin': (kol′in); 'Colin': (kol′in, kō′lin; Fr. kô lan′; Ger. kō′lin, -lēn)

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col•in  (kol′in), n. 

1. any of several American quails, esp. the bobwhite.

• Nahuatl zōlin, through misreading of the older spelling, spelled çolin
• Mexican Spanish colín, perh.
• 1620–30

Col•in  (kol′in, kō′lin; Fr. kô lan′;
Ger. kō′lin, -lēn), n. 

1. a male given name.

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Camp•bell  (kam′bəl, kam′əl), n. 

1. Biographical Alexander, 1788–1866, U.S. religious leader, born in Ireland: cofounder with his father, Thomas, of the Disciples of Christ Church.
Col•en  (kol′ən, kō′lən) or Colin, died 1729, Scottish architect and author.
2. Biographical Colin (Baron Clyde), 1792–1863, Scottish general.
3. Biographical Sir John, 1779–1861, English jurist and writer: Lord Chancellor of England 1859–61.
4. Biographical Joseph, 1904–87, U.S. mythologist.
5. Biographical Sir Malcolm, 1885–1948, English automobile and speedboat racer.
6. Biographical Mrs. Patrick (Beatrice Stella Tanner), 1865–1940, English actress.
7. Biographical Thomas, 1763–1854, Irish religious leader, in the U.S. after 1807: cofounder with his son, Alexander, of the Disciples of Christ Church.
8. Biographical Thomas, 1777–1844, Scottish poet and editor.
9. Place Names a city in W California. 27,067.
10. Place Names a city in NE Ohio. 11,619.

Campbell, +n. 

1. Biographical Joseph, 1904–87, U.S. mythologist.