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Collen

Collen proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic. Also the obsolete form of Cologne.

Proper noun

Collen (plural Collens)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Also used as

Collen is also the obsolete form of Cologne.

Forms of Collen

pluralCollens
alternative formCollin
alternative formColin

Origin of Collen

Coll + -en. Variant of Colin.

Anglicization of French Cologne.

Questions about Collen

What does Collen mean?
Collen means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Collen?
Collen is a proper noun.

Words near Collen in the dictionary

  1. collembolids
  2. collembological
  3. collembologist
  4. collembologists
  5. collembology
  6. Collen
  7. collenchyma
  8. collenchymas
  9. collenchymata
  10. collenchymatic
  11. collenchymatous

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