Colm (; ) is a masculine (and, on rare occasions, a feminine) given name of Irish origin. It is not an Irish version of Colin, but like Callum and Malcolm derives from a Gaelic variation on columba, the Latin word for "dove". The reason for the name's use for over a thousand years in Ireland and Scotland is out of respect for St Colmcille of Iona who was from a royal family in the north of Ireland and who evangelized the Scots. Malcolm translates as "Servant of St Columbcille." And the association with the word Dove also has religious origins with the dove being a symbol of the Holy Ghost.
Colm (; ) is a masculine (and, on rare occasions, a feminine) given name of Irish origin. It is not an Irish version of Colin, but like Callum and Malcolm derives from a Gaelic variation on columba, the Latin word for "dove". The reason for the name's use for over a thousand years in Ireland and Scotland is out of respect for St Colmcille of Iona who was from a royal family in the north of Ireland and who evangelized the Scots. Malcolm translates as "Servant of St Columbcille." And the association with the word Dove also has religious origins with the dove being a symbol of the Holy Ghost.
==People== Colm Bairéad (born 1981), Irish filmmaker Colm Brogan (1902–1977), Scottish writer Colm Byrne (born 1971), Irish playwright Colm Collins, Gaelic football manager Colm Condon (1921–2008), Irish lawyer Colm Connolly (born 1964), American judge Colm Connolly (journalist) (1942–2025), Irish journalist, newsreader, broadcaster, and author Colm Cooper (born 1983), Irish Gaelic football player Colm Coyle (born 1963), 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 Keegan (born 1989), Irish singer, songwriter, and teacher Colm Magner (born 1961), Canadian actor Colm Mangan (born 1942), Irish general Colm Meaney (born 1953), Irish actor Colm Mulcahy (born 1958), Irish mathematician, academic, columnist and author Colm Ó Cíosóig (born 1964), Irish drummer Colm O'Gorman (born 1966), Irish activist Colm Ó hEocha (1926–1997), Irish scientist Colm Ó Maonlaí (born 1966), Irish actor Colm O'Shaughnessy (born 1996), Irish Gaelic football player and rugby player Colm Tóibín (born 1955), Irish novelist Colm Doolan (born 1991), Irish Endurance Athlete Colm Vance (born 1992), Canadian soccer player Colm Wilkinson (born 1944), Irish actor and singer Colm O'Rourke (born 1957), Irish Gaelic football player and manager Colm Hagan (born 1960) Famous Irish fisherman from Moortown. professional slabber & terrible card player. loves to annoy Whitehead occasionally
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