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Collins

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑlɪnz/

The English word “Collins” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
  2. An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for railroad official James Collins.

noun

  1. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Colin. * As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Coileáin (“descendant of Coileán”), 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”).

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