Kolman

  • [ KAWL-mahn ]
  • German (Rare)
Variant of KOLOMAN.

KOLOMAN   male   German (Rare), Slovak
German and Slovak form of COLMÁN. Saint Koloman (also called Coloman or Colman) was an Irish monk who was martyred in Stockerau in Austria.
COLMáN   male   Irish
Diminutive of Colm (see COLUM). This was the name of a large number of Irish saints.
COLUM   male   Irish
Irish form of COLUMBA. This is also an Old Irish word meaning "dove", derived from Latin 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: Coleman, Colin
GERMAN: Koloman
IRISH: Coleman, Colm, Colmán, Colum, Columban
ITALIAN: Colombano, Colombo
LATE ROMAN: Columba, Columbanus
SCOTTISH: Cailean, Callum, Calum, Colin
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