Calum
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. | |