Colleen

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 1986), 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), president of Southwest Airlines in the US
 * 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 and ADR director
 * 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 Anne Fitzpatrick, Australian model, actress, and filmmaker
 * Colleen Fitzpatrick or Vitamin C (singer) (1938–2017), American pop music artist, dancer, and actress
 * 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 Haskell (born 1976), American reality show contestant and actress
 * Colleen Higgins, plant pathologist in New Zealand
 * Colleen A. Hoey, American diplomat
 * Colleen Hoover (born 1979), American author
 * Colleen Jones (born 1959), Canadian curler and television personality
 * Colleen A. Kraft (born 1960), American pediatrician
 * Colleen Lanne (born 1979), American freestyle swimmer
 * Colleen Lee (born 1980), Hong Kong pianist
 * Colleen B. Lemmon (1927–2012), Mormon counselor
 * Colleen McCullough (1937–2015), Australian author
 * Colleen McEdwards (born 1964), Canadian-American journalist and educator
 * Colleen J. McElroy (1935–2023), American poet, short story writer, editor, and memoirist
 * Colleen Mills (1955–2022), New Zealand management academic
 * Colleen Moore (1899–1988), American film actress from the silent film era
 * Colleen Nelson, Australian biochemist
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey (born 1971), American voice actress
 * Colleen Quigley (born 1992), American middle-distance runner, steeplechase specialist, and Olympian
 * Colleen Rennison (born 1987), Canadian actress
 * Colleen Rosensteel (born 1967), American judoka
 * Colleen Smith (1925–2018), Canadian baseball player
 * Colleen Thibaudeau (1925–2012), Canadian poet and short-story writer
 * Colleen Waata Urlich (1939–2015), New Zealand potter and ceramicist
 * Colleen Young (politician), Canadian provincial politician
 * Colleen Young (swimmer), American 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. Quinn, Medicine Woman
 * Colleen Donaghy, on the American TV comedy “30 Rock“
 * Colleen Smart, on the Australian soap opera Home and Away
 * Colleen Wing, a Marvel Comics superhero
 * Colleen at Bel Ridge, Dina's nemesis on the American TV series Superstore