Boy · Irish, from Latin
Kálmán
Say it: KAHL-mahn
Meaning
The Hungarian form of Coloman, from Irish Colmán, a diminutive of Latin columba 'dove'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Came to Hungary through the cult of the Irish pilgrim Saint Coloman and was common around 1900, but is rare for babies today.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 1,158 babies given this name since 1912
- At its height in 1914, about 1 in 26,200 boys
- 16 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Latin | Coloman |
|---|---|
| Irish | Colmán |
Famous bearers
- Coloman the Learned (Könyves Kálmán), king of Hungary
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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