Colleen
female given name
Colleen is an English-language name of Irish origin. It derives from the Irish word cailín "girl/woman", the diminutive of caile "woman, countrywoman".
Although it derives from the Irish language, Colleen as a given name is rare in Ireland, but far more popular in Irish-descended communities in the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.
It may refer to:
People
Colleen Opoku Amuaben, Ghanaian preacher
Colleen Atkinson (born 1963), Irish camogie player
Colleen Atwood (born 1948), American costume designer
Colleen Ballinger (born 1986), American comedian, YouTube personality, and actress, known for her comedic character Miranda Sings
Colleen Barrett (born 1944), American business executive
Colleen Barros, American government official
Colleen Barry, American health policy scholar and professor
Colleen Beaumier (born 1944), Canadian politician
Colleen Bell (born 1967), American television producer and ambassador
Colleen Bevis (1916–2013), American children’s advocate
Colleen Bolton (born 1957), Australian cross-country skier
Colleen Brennan (born 1949), American pornographic actress
Colleen Broomall (born 1983), American journalist and former child actor
Colleen Brown, Canadian singer
Colleen Browning (1918–2003), American artist
Colleen Burton (born 1958), American politician
Colleen Camp (born 1953), American actress and film producer
Colleen V. Chien (born 1973), American law professor
Colleen Clinkenbeard (born 1980), American voice actress
Colleen Coble (born 1952), American novelist
Colleen Coover (born 1969), American comic book artist
Colleen Corby (born 1947), American model
Colleen D'Agostino, American musician and singer-songwriter
Colleen Darnell (born 1980), American Egyptologist
Colleen Davis (born 1979 or 1980), American politician
Colleen Dewhurst (1924–1991), Canadian-born actress
Colleen Dion-Scotti (born 1964), American actress
Colleen Doran (born 1963), American cartoonist, graphic novelist, writer, and illustrator
Colleen Egan, Australian journalist
Colleen Farrington (1936–2015), American model, playmate, and singer
Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick or Vitamin C (singer) (born 1969), American singer-songwriter
Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick (1938–2017), Australian model, actress, and filmmaker
Colleen M. Fitzpatrick (born 1955), American forensic genealogist
Colleen Fletcher (born 1954), British politician
Colleen Garry (born 1962), American politician
Colleen Gleason, American science fiction and fantasy novelist
Colleen Graffy, American diplomat and professor
Colleen Green (born 1984), American singer
Colleen Grondein, South African international lawn bowler
Colleen Hanabusa (1951–2026), American lawyer and politician
Colleen Haskell (born 1976), American reality show contestant and actress
Colleen Hewett (born 1950), Australian singer and actress
Colleen Higgins, plant pathologist in New Zealand
Colleen A. Hoey, American diplomat
Colleen Hoover (born 1979), American author
Colleen Houck (born 1969), American writer
Colleen Howe (1933–2009), American sports agent
Colleen Jones (born 1959), Canadian curler and television personality
Colleen A. Kraft (born 1960), American pediatrician
Colleen Lanne (born 1979), American freestyle swimmer
Colleen Lawless (born 1983), American judge
Colleen Lee (born 1980), Hong Kong pianist
Colleen B. Lemmon (1927–2012), American Mormon counselor
Colleen Lovett (born 1946), American singer, composer, and arranger
Colleen Madamombe (1964–2009), Zimbabwean sculptor
Colleen Madigan (born 1964), American politician and social worker
Colleen Makhubele, South African politician
Colleen McCullough (1937–2015), Australian author
Colleen McEdwards (born 1964), Canadian-American journalist and educator
Colleen J. McElroy (1935–2023), American poet
Colleen McGuinness, American director, screenwriter, and producer
Colleen Miller (born 1932), American actress
Colleen Mills (1955–2022), New Zealand management academic
Colleen Moore (1899–1988), American film actress
Colleen Murphy (born 1954), Canadian screenwriter, director, and playwright
Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy (born 1968), American radio host and DJ
Colleen Nelson, Australian biochemist
Colleen O'Shaughnessey (born 1971), American voice actress
Colleen Peterson (1950–1996), Canadian singer
Colleen Quigley (born 1992), American middle- and long-distance runner
Colleen Rennison (born 1987), Canadian actress
Colleen Rosensteel (born 1967), American judoka
Colleen Schneider (born 1982), American mixed martial arts fighter
Colleen Joy Shogan, American author and academic
Colleen Smith (1925–2018), Canadian baseball player
Colleen Stan (born 1956), American kidnapping victim
Colleen Thibaudeau (1925–2012), Canadian poet and short-story writer
Colleen Townsend (born 1928), American actress
Colleen Waata Urlich (1939–2015), New Zealand potter and ceramicist
Colleen Willoughby (born 1934), American philanthropist
Colleen Young, Canadian politician
Colleen Young (born 1998), American Paralympic swimmer
Colleen Zenk (born 1953), American actress
Fictional characters
Colleen (Road Rovers), on the American animated TV series Road Rovers
Colleen Carlton, on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
Colleen Caviello, on the American animated TV series Bob's Burgers
Colleen Cooper, on the American TV series Dr.
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