Where does “Collins” come from?

Collins (English) comes from English Colin, from French Colin, from French Colas, from French Nicolas — Nicholas.

Collins (English): Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon...

Definitions

  1. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon...

Ancestry of “Collins”, step by step

Collins traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Colin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishColinThe American quail or bobwhite, or related species
2FrenchColinSeveral different fish: pollock or European pollock, saithe or coalfish, hake
3FrenchColas—
4FrenchNicolasNicholas

via French Collin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCollin—

via Irish Ó Coileáin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishÓ Coileáin—

Words derived from “Collins”

Every word from French Nicolas →