Collins
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
- As an English surname, variant of Colin.
- As an IrishCategory:English terms derived from Irish#COLLINS and ManxCategory:English terms derived from Manx#COLLINS surname, from Ó Coileáin (“descendant of Coileán”), see Cullen, McQuillan, and McCallion.
- As a FrenchCategory:English terms derived from French#COLLINS surname, Americanized from Collin and Colette.
- As a SloveneCategory:English terms derived from Slovene#COLLINS surname, Americanized from Kolenc, from koleno (“knee”) and the obsolete kolenc (“nipplewort”).
Proper noun
Collins (countable and uncountable, plural Collinses)Category:English lemmas#COLLINSCategory:English proper nouns#COLLINSCategory:English uncountable nouns#COLLINSCategory:English countable nouns#COLLINSCategory:English countable nouns#COLLINSCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#COLLINSCategory:Pages with entries#COLLINSCategory:Pages with 1 entry#COLLINS
- An English surname originating as a patronymicCategory:English surnames#COLLINSCategory:English surnames from patronymics#COLLINS 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."Category:English terms with quotations#COLLINS
- 2020 November 11, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Georgia to conduct full by-hand count of presidential race ballots, secretary of state says”, in CNN:
- Collins and the Trump campaign on Wednesday celebrated the recount decision from the Georgia secretary of state as a victory for “integrity” and “transparency.”Category:English terms with quotations#COLLINS
- 2024 April 28, Gaby Del Valle, “The Far Right’s Campaign to Explode the Population”, in POLITICO:
- The Collinses — parents of four children — present themselves as rationalists, techies trying to solve the looming depopulation crisis by any means necessary. (Simone was pregnant with the fourth child during the conference. That baby, Industry Americus Collins, was born in April.)Category:English terms with quotations#COLLINS
- A surname from IrishCategory:English surnames#COLLINSCategory:English surnames from Irish#COLLINS, anglicized from IrishCategory:English terms derived from Irish#COLLINS Ó Coileáin.
- A male given name transferred from the surnameCategory:English given names#COLLINSCategory:English male given names#COLLINSCategory:English male given names from surnames#COLLINS.
- A locale in the United StatesCategory:en:Places in the United States#COLLINS.
- A town in New York; named for a local dairy farming familyCategory:en:Towns in New York, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Towns in the United States#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in New York, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in the United States#COLLINS.
- A city, the county seat of Covington County, Mississippi; named for Mississippi statesman Fred W. CollinsCategory:en:Cities in Mississippi, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Cities in the United States#COLLINSCategory:en:County seats of Mississippi, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in Mississippi, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in the United States#COLLINS.
- A city in Georgia; named for early settler Perry CollinsCategory:en:Cities in Georgia, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Cities in the United States#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in Georgia, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in the United States#COLLINS.
- A city in IowaCategory:en:Cities in Iowa, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Cities in the United States#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in Iowa, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in the United States#COLLINS.
- A village in Missouri; named for the local judge William CollinsCategory:en:Villages in Missouri, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Villages in the United States#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in Missouri, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in the United States#COLLINS.
- A former settlement in Fresno County, CaliforniaCategory:en:Former settlements#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in California, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in the United States#COLLINS.
- An unincorporated community in Napa County, CaliforniaCategory:en:Unincorporated communities in California, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in California, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in the United States#COLLINS.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for railroad official James CollinsCategory:en:Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in Indiana, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in the United States#COLLINS.
- A census-designated place in Wisconsin; named for railroad official Sumner J. CollinsCategory:en:Census-designated places in Wisconsin, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in Wisconsin, USA#COLLINSCategory:en:Places in the United States#COLLINS.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Noun
Collins (plural Collinses)Category:English lemmas#COLLINSCategory:English nouns#COLLINSCategory:English countable nouns#COLLINSCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#COLLINSCategory:Pages with entries#COLLINSCategory:Pages with 1 entry#COLLINS
- 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.Category:English terms with quotations#COLLINS
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Collin + -sCategory:English terms suffixed with -s#COLLINS.
Proper noun
CollinsCategory:English non-lemma forms#COLLINSCategory:English proper noun forms#COLLINSCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#COLLINSCategory:Pages with entries#COLLINSCategory:Pages with 1 entry#COLLINS
