Calum
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Proper noun[edit]
Calum
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Related terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish Colm, from Late Latin Columba (literally “dove”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Calum m (genitive Caluim, vocative a Chaluim)
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Malcolm
Derived terms[edit]
- Calum-figheadair (“harvestman, daddy longlegs”)
- Calum na Margaid (“the man in the street”)
- Maol Chalum
Mutation[edit]
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| Calum | Chalum |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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