Colinet Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Colinet is best understood alongside Colin: both are French spellings of one family name. In origin, the name means “Pet form of Nicolas”.

• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• You may also find the name written Collin and Collet.
• Colinet is built on the same root as Colin, with the ending -et.

Colinet coat of arms

Arms linked to Colin and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Colinet report, with a museum-style coat of arms.