Gaelic Meaning: The name Collan is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Collan is: Handsome; good-looking lad.
Meaning & History. From a surname, originally from various English place names, derived from the Old Norse nickname Koli (meaning "coal, dark") and býr "town".
Colle Name Meaning. French: from a short form of the personal name Nicolas (see Nicholas). Americanized spelling of German Koll or the variant Kolle. Similar surnames: Cole, Coll, Bolle, Colla, Colley, Coale, Nolle, Coble, Wolle, Molle.
The surname Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland: Anglo-Saxon: A patronymic surname based on the name Colin, an English diminutive form of Nicholas. ... The medieval surname was Ua Cuiléin, which has usually become Ó Coileáin today. Welsh: Collen = hazel, hazel grove.
Colley is a surname, which can be of English, Scottish or Irish origins. The English origins of the surname can be traced to Yorkshire, where the names containing the root 'Col' were a common derivative of the given name Nicholas. Notable people with the surname include: Anne Colley, Irish politician.
Collier Family History. Collier Name Meaning. English: occupational name for a burner of charcoal or a gatherer or seller of coal, from Middle English cole '(char)coal' + the agent suffix -(i)er.
Collingwood Name Meaning. English: habitational name, probably from Collingwood in Staffordshire, although the surname is now more common on Tyneside. The place name arose from a wood the ownership of which was disputed (from Middle English calenge 'dispute', 'challenge').
The surname Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland: Anglo-Saxon: A patronymic surname based on the name Colin, an English diminutive form of Nicholas. In England, Collins usually signified "son of Colin." Irish: "cuilein" = darling, a term of endearment applied to a whelp or young animal.
English Meaning: The name Collis is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Collis is: Son of the dark man.
Last name: Collison. SDB Popularity ranking: 4204. This is an unusual variant on the surname "Collins", which is an English patronymic form of the early Middle English "Col(l)in", itself a diminutive of Coll, a pet form of Nicholas.
