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Colm

/ˈkɒləm/

Colm proper noun: a male given name from Irish.

Proper noun

Colm

  1. A male given name from Irish.

Origin of Colm

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

Questions about Colm

What does Colm mean?
Colm means a male given name from Irish.
What part of speech is Colm?
Colm is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Colm?
Colm is pronounced /ˈkɒləm/.

Words near Colm in the dictionary

  1. Collyweston
  2. Collyweston slate
  3. Collyweston slates
  4. collywobbled
  5. collywobbles
  6. Colm
  7. Colma
  8. colmado
  9. Colman
  10. Colmar
  11. colmascope

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