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Colm (M)>

Colm (male)

Variants:Callum (M) Calum (M) Colom (M) Colum (M)
Diminutive for:Malcolm (M)
Pet Name(s):Cóilin (M)
Derivative of:Columba (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):Colmán (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Irish Gaelic, derived from the Irish 6th century Saint Columba, from Latin "dove".

Calum is the Scottish Gaelic equivalent, Anglicized as Callum [q.v.].