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col⋅in

  [kol-in]
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–noun
any of several American quails, esp. the bobwhite.
Origin:
1620–30; < MexSp colín, perh. < Nahuatl zōlin, through misreading of the older sp. çolin
Colin Dayan
Writings and Books by Colin Dayan (aka Joan Dayan)
colindayan.com

Col⋅in

  [kol-in, koh-lin; Fr. kaw-lan; Ger. koh-lin, -leen]
–noun
a male given name.
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Word Origin & History

Colin 
from Fr., a dim. of Col, itself a dim. of Nicolas. A common shepherd's name in pastoral verse.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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