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Colm

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Gender
  
Male

Alternative spelling
  
Colum, Colom

Meaning
  
Dove

Pronunciation
  
/kɒlm/, /kʌlm/, /ˈkæləm/

Derived
  
Derived from the word "Dove"

Colm is a male given name of Irish origin that means dove in the Irish language. Colm can be pronounced "Collum" or "Chullum". It is not an Irish version of Colin or Callum or an abbreviation of Malcolm but an Irish Gaelic name Colm. English speakers need to add a "u" to make the sound Collum.

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People

  • Colm Porter (1986 - 2016) Irish pension's expert and Trade Unionist
  • Colm Brogan (1902-1977), Scottish writer
  • Colm Byrne (born 1971), Irish playwright
  • Colm Condon (1921-2008), Irish lawyer
  • Colm Connolly (born 1942), Irish broadcaster & author
  • Colm Cooper (born 1983), Irish Gaelic football player
  • Colm Coyle, Irish Gaelic football player and manager
  • Colm Feore (born 1958), American-born Canadian actor
  • Colm Hilliard (1936-2002), Irish politician
  • Colm Imbert (born 1957), Trinidad and Tobago politician
  • Colm Magner (born 1961), Canadian actor
  • Colm Mangan (born 1942), Irish general
  • Colm O'Shaughnessy (born 1996), Irish Gaelic football player and rugby player
  • Colm Meaney (born 1953), Irish actor
  • Colm Ó Cíosóig (born 1964), Irish drummer
  • Colm Ó hEocha (1926-1997), Irish scientist
  • Colm O'Gorman (born 1966), Irish activist
  • Colm Ó Maonlaí (born 1966), Irish actor
  • Colm Tóibín (born 1955), Irish novelist
  • Colm Wilkinson (born 1944), Irish actor and singer

    • Fiction

  • Colm, fictional character in the video game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
  • Colm Corbec, fictional character in the Gaunt's Ghosts series of novels by Dan Abnett

    • Other uses

  • Colmanara, orchid genus abbreviated in trade journals as "Colm"

    • References

    Colm Wikipedia
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