Details for the forename Callum

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Callum (male)


Variants:	Cailean (M) Colm (M) Colum (M)
Diminutive(s):	Cal (M)
Diminutive for:	Malcolm (M)
Pet Name(s):	Caley (M) Calley (M)
Derivative of:	Columba (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Colin (M)
Can be spelt:	Calum (M) Kaylum (M)
Feminine form:	Calaminag (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	Scottish, diminutive of Malcolm, as is Colum. Like Malcolm, Callum is derived from the 6^th century Irish Saint, Columbamm, from Latin "dove". Cailean may be Anglicized as either Callum/Calum or Colin. However these two Anglicized names are not interchageable so we have classed them as lesser synonyms.