Colm

KUL-um · dove

Colm is an Irish boy’s name, said KUL-um, and it means dove.

How to say Colm

Colm is said KUL-um, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Colm means

Colm means dove. Colm Cille (“dove of the church”) founded the monastery on Iona.

Also written as

Colm turns up in English with these spellings: Colum, Callum.

More Irish boys’ names

• Cillian: associated with cill, “church”
• Conall: strong as a wolf

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Colm in Ogham · Colm in the old Gaelic script