Oh dear... Oh dear... Why did they have to ruin the name of Collin. At least the silver lining is that it can also be gender-neutral.According to the USA Social Security Administration, 17 boys and 13 girls were recorded with the name Collyn in 1994. https://www.names.org/n/collyn/about https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/collyn/
I am female and my name is Collyn. It is NOT pronounced KAHL-leen! Nor is it pronounced KOHL-lin. It is KAHL-lin or KAHL-lyn (just like it is spelled). I was named after my mother's friend, who has the same spelling and pronunciation.
― Anonymous User 10/19/2009
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I agree, I would never think to pronounce this name like Colleen, but rather "KAHL-in" like Colin. You wouldn't pronounce Carolyn, Jocelyn, Evelyn or Marilyn with long "eee" sounds, would you?
― Anonymous User 9/7/2009
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The way it's spelled, it looks to me more like it ought to be a spelling variant of Colin.
According to the USA Social Security Administration, 17 boys and 13 girls were recorded with the name Collyn in 1994.
https://www.names.org/n/collyn/about
https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/collyn/