Collins

See also: collins

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlɪnz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒlɪnz/
• Hyphenation: Col‧lins

Etymology 1

• As an English surname, variant of Colin.
• As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Coileáin, see Cullen, McQuillan, and McCallion.
• As a French surname, Americanized from Collin and Colette.
• As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kolenc, from koleno (“knee”) and the obsolete kolenc (“nipplewort”).

Proper noun

Collins (countable and uncountable, plural Collinses)

1. An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Colin.
   • 2011, Colin Diyen, Ring Road Safari, African Books Collective, →ISBN, page 5:

     "But your own name too sounds funny," Tampio said. "Your names are repeated. Only you have spelt one wrongly. How could you call yourself Colin Collins? Here in Cameroon, we only know about Collins."

2. A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Coileáin.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. A locale in the United States.
   1. A town in New York; named for a local dairy farming family.
   2. A city, the county seat of Covington County, Mississippi; named for Mississippi statesman Fred W. Collins.
   3. A city in Georgia; named for early settler Perry Collins.
   4. A city in Iowa.
   5. A village in Missouri; named for the local judge William Collins.
   6. A former settlement in Fresno County, California.
   7. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
   8. An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for railroad official James Collins.
   9. A census-designated place in Wisconsin; named for railroad official Sumner J. Collins.

Alternative forms

• Collin, Colin, Collings, Colling, Collis, Colins (English surname)
• Collen, Cullan (Irish surname)

Derived terms

• Collins Green
• Collinsian
• collinsite
• Fort Collins

 

Noun

Collins (plural Collinses)

1. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.
   • 1966, Nicholas Samstag, Come and see my shining palace, page 268:

     He ordered a schpritzer for himself (it was a hot summer day) and after she'd finished her Collins, he asked if she wanted to order.

Synonyms

• collins
• Tom Collins

 

Etymology 2

Collin +‎ -s

Proper noun

Collins

1. plural of Collin

See also

• Colins

 

Anagrams

• Nicolls