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Colm
Gender Male
Origin
Word/Name Ireland
Meaning Dove
Other names
Alternative spelling Colum
Derived Columba

Colm is a masculine given name. It comes from the Irish word for "dove". There are three ways to pronounce this name. Colm is the short form of the Roman name Columba, which also means "dove". Saint Columba was a 6th-century Irish monk who founded a monastery on the Island of Iona in Scotland.

Famous Colms include television and movie actor Colm Meaney, actor Colm Feore, and novelists Colm Toibin and Colum McCann.

People

  • Colm Brogan (1902-1977), Scottish writer
  • Colm Byrne (born 1971), Irish playwright
  • Colm Condon (1921-2008), Irish lawyer
  • 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
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