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Calum

Calum proper noun: a male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Calum

  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of Calum

alternative formCallum

Origin of Calum

From Scottish Gaelic Calum, from Late Latin Columba (literally “dove”), the name of a sixth century Scottish saint, one of the patron saints of Scotland. Doublet of Colm.

Questions about Calum

What does Calum mean?
Calum means a male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Calum?
Calum is a proper noun.

Words near Calum in the dictionary

  1. Calubihan
  2. Caluco
  3. Caluctogan
  4. Calugusan
  5. Calulu
  6. Calum
  7. calumba
  8. calumbin
  9. calumenin
  10. calumet
  11. Calumet County

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