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Collins

/KOL-inz/Shona · a boy’s name

An English surname/given name meaning “son of Colin”; Colin is often linked to Nicholas (“victory of the people”), but Collins does not directly mean “victorious people.”

How to say it
KOL-inz
Given to
Boys
Used in
Zimbabwe
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Collins

Nicknames & short forms

Col