I much prefer Colin. Colin looks handsome, classic and traditional. It's the original spelling and used in Scotland, England and Ireland.Collin feels more trendy and modern and like an Americanized version.
I don't like this name or Collins. Collins Key is an obnoxious "kids YouTuber” if you want to see for yourself his channel is Collins Key. I personally would never let my child watch his channel. There's so much going on at once it makes my head spin. I also hate the sound of Collin and Collins.
― Anonymous User 6/3/2020
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I think that this name is amazing. I love the name Collin and it works well with other names too. Collin goes well with Ava or Grant.
I pronounce Collin and Colin the same, "Call-in." I like both spellings but using Collin for a boy would honor my Great Grandmother Colleen so the Collin spelling makes most sense to me. Although, I heard some say her name as "Co-LEEN" but it's pronounced Call-LEEN. Collin is a good strong name for a boy and man. I like that it means dove in Gaelic, a symbol of peace. To me Colin is nice but too similar to "colon."
Named our son this, but the problem is pronunciation. Many pronounce it "Coh-Lin" instead of "Cah-Lin". We chose the double L variant to reinforce the correct pronunciation.
To the person who said they named their son this and expected it to be pronounced "cah-lin", my name is this and it is pronounced "coh-lin". My guess is you are Irish however, because I was born in America. Pronunciation might be different there considering Collin is normally an Irish name.
Borrowed from the English, Colin originated as a medieval variant of the obsolete Colle, a short form of Nicholas (victory of the people). Alternatively, Colin is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Cailean (dove). Var: Collan, Collin, Collun, Coln, Colun.