Names like Colin
Colin is a two-syllable Scottish name that ends in -in. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Colin.
Calvin French · from surname Cauvin, "little bald one"
Corbin French · surname, "raven, dark-haired"
Kelvin Scottish · from the River Kelvin in Scotland, of uncertain Celtic origin; Brazil's 2000s wave pick, a Kevin with an L of its own
Gavin Welsh · form of Gawain; meaning disputed, traditionally "white hawk"
The same roots
Also Scottish names, from the tradition Colin comes from.
Ian Scottish · "Yahweh is gracious," as the Scottish form of John, from the Gaelic Iain; it kept John's whole inheritance in three letters and became a quiet standard from Edinburgh to America. Crisp, mild, and never trendy, which is its own kind of classic
Gordon Scottish · from a Scottish place name and clan surname, traditionally 'spacious fort'
Ewan Scottish · Scottish Gaelic form of Eugene, traditionally 'born of the yew tree'
Lachlan Scottish · from the land of lochs (Norway)
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2000s, the same decade as Colin, on a similar curve.
Camron Scottish · variant spelling of Cameron, traditionally 'crooked nose'
Corwin English · an English surname of disputed origin, most plausibly cordwainer, a leatherworker; heart's friend is a popular but unsupported gloss
Irvin Scottish · variant of Irving, green water
Efrain Hebrew · fruitful
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