Colum

Gender Masculine
Usage Irish, Old Irish [1]

Meaning & History

Irish form of Columba. The Old Irish word columb or colum also means "dove", derived from Latin columba.

Related Names

Rootcolumba
VariantsColm(Irish) Columb(Old Irish)
DiminutivesColmán(Irish) Colmán, Columbán(Old Irish)
Other Languages & CulturesColeman(English) Kolman, Koloman(German) Colombo, Colombano(Italian) Columba, Columbanus(Late Roman) Callum(Scottish) Calum(Scottish Gaelic) Koloman(Slovak)

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Categories

animals, birds, isograms, nature, The Locked Tomb characters, white

Sources & References

  1. O'Brien, Kathleen M. Index of Names in Irish Annals, available from https://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Columb.shtml.
Entry updated January 21, 2022