Calum
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- [ KAL-um ]
- Scottish
Scottish form of COLUMBA.
 | COLUMBA male & female Late Roman Late Latin name meaning "dove". The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. This was the name of several early saints both masculine and feminine, most notably the 6th-century Irish monk Saint Columba (or Colum) who established a monastery on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. He is credited with the conversion of Scotland to Christianity. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ENGLISH: Colin |
| IRISH: Colm, Colum |
| ITALIAN: Colombo |
| LATE ROMAN: Columba |
| SCOTTISH: Cailean, Callum, Colin |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Coleman |
| GERMAN: Kolman, Koloman |
| IRISH: Coleman, Colmán, Columban |
| ITALIAN: Colombano |
| LATE ROMAN: Columbanus |
| SLOVAK: Koloman |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| FRENCH: Colombe |
| ITALIAN: Colomba, Colombina |
| OTHER FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Columbine, Malcolm, Malcom |
| ITALIAN: Colombano |
| LATE ROMAN: Columbanus |
| SCOTTISH: Máel Coluim, Malcolm, Malina |