What does Calum mean?
How do we pronounce Calum?
Calum \ca-lum, cal-um\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.
The baby boy name Calum is pronounced as KAEL-ahM 1.
1 Pronunciation for Calum: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"
What is the origin of Calum?
Calum is an English and Scottish name of Latin and Celtic origin. Latin origin: Biblical name derived from the element 'columba' which means dove. Columba (Latin) is an old form of Calum. The name was popular with early Christians as its meaning is symbolic of peace, purity, and the Holy Spirit. The name was borne by Saint Columba of Scotland (521-597), an outstanding Gaelic missionary monk who converted many Scots to Christianity; his fame contributed to the popularity of the name in Scotland. In Ireland, the name became Colm and then Colum, which in turn gave rise to Calum or Callum in Scotland; the Scottish forms were later adopted by English speakers in the 20th century. In addition, Calum is a variant of the name Malcolm pronounciation (English and Scottish). The name Calumina name (English and Scottish) is the female version of Calum. Calum has 16 variants that are used in both English and other languages.
Other versions used in English comprise meaning of Calam, nicknames for Calem, Calim pronounciation, nicknames for Callom, Calom meaning, nicknames for Calym, and short names for Kalum. The contraction name Cal origin (also used in Scottish), the diminutive forms baby name Caley (also used in Scottish) and Cally meaning (also used in Scottish), and the variant spelling name Callum origin (also used in Scottish) are other English forms. Colm pronounciation (Irish), Colom definition (Irish), name Colomb (Irish), and Colum name (Irish) are foreign variants of Calum. Another foreign form is the variant spelling name Caalum (Scottish). See also the related forms, Cailean pronounciation (Gaelic and Scottish), Colman meaning of name (English and Irish), Colombe name (French).
List of baby names Calum:
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The baby name Calum fun facts:
The name Calum in reverse order is "Mulac".
The numerological value of the name Calum is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.
How popular is Calum?
Calum is not in the top boy names in USA.