Colm
Colm (; ) is a masculine given name of
Irish origin. It is not an Irish version of
''Colin'', but like ''
Callum'' and
''Malcolm'' derives from a Gaelic variation on ''columba'', the Latin word for "
dove". The reason for the name's use for over a thousand years in Ireland and Scotland is out of respect for
St Colmcille of Iona who was from a royal family in the north of Ireland and who
evangelized the Scots. Malcolm translates as "Servant of St Columbcille. And the association with the word Dove also has religious origins with the dove being a symbol of
the Holy Ghost.
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