Updated May 24, 2023 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Greek : Famous one Boy name variations Cleon Clem Colin Cullen How Popular Is The Name Collin Family name origins & meanings English and French : from a pet form of English Coll 1, French Colle.Probably an altered spelling of German Kollin.Danish : variant of Colding.Swedish : ornamental name from an unexplained first element, probably from a place name, + the the suffix -in, from Latin -in(i)us ‘descendant of’. Famous people who gave their babies this name Kate Gosselin