Where did the dog breed name of Collie come from?

oldnavy

The Collie is a sheepherding dog bred from Scots shepherd and drover dogs in the mid-19th century, originating in Scotland. Apr 08 00, 12:30 AM

zbeckabee

Collie -- 1651, possibly from dial. coaly "coal-black," the color of some breeds (cf. colley "sheep with black face and legs," attested from 1793; M.E. colfox "coal-fox," a variety of fox with tail and both ears tipped with black; and colley Somerset dialectal name for "blackbird"). Or from Scand. Proper name Colle, known to have been applied to dogs ("Ran Colle our dogge, and Talbot, and Gerlond" [Chaucer]); or from a convergence of the two. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=collie&searchmode=none Jan 14 08, 8:43 PM

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