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Boy · Latin, through Old Irish
Colm
Say it: KUL-um
Meaning
From Latin columba 'dove', through Old Irish Colum.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 585 babies given this name since 1962
- At its height in 2016, about 1 in 67,600 boys
- 8 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Colum
| Latin | Columba |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic | Calum |
Famous bearers
- Saint Colm Cille (Columba) of Iona
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.