Colmán

See also: colmán, Colman, and colman

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Colmán. Equivalent of colm (“dove”) +‎ -án (diminutive).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kɔl̪ˠəˈmˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlˠəmˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈkɔl̪ˠəmˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlˠəmˠanˠ/, /ˈkɔl̪ˠəmˠan̪ˠ/

Proper noun

Colmán m (genitive Cholmáin)

1. a male given name from Middle Irish, equivalent to English Colman

Descendants

• → English: Colman

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Colmán	Cholmán	gColmán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish columb (“dove”) +‎ -án (diminutive).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolmaːn/

Proper noun

Colmán m (genitive Colmáin)

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Irish: Colmán
  • → English: Colman
• → Old Norse: Kalman
  • Icelandic: Kalman

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Colmán	Cholmán	Colmán pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.