Colleen (1936 film)
WordNet
noun
(1) An Irish girl
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From the word colleen, , not used as a name in Ireland. Colleen can also be interpreted as a variant of Coleen, the former spelling being a product of marketing by the Hollywood film industry (to promote a new starlet in the 1920's).
Quotations
- 2007 Laurie Lindeen, Petal Pusher, Atria Books, ISBN 0743292324, page 137
- Her name is spelled Coleen making her "Co" with a hard O and not Colleen by any stretch - I'm suspicious on her authority on the subject.