Colm

Colm is a masculine given name. It comes from the Irish word for "dove". There are three ways to pronounce this name. Colm is the short form of the Roman name Columba, which also means "dove". Saint Columba was a 6th-century Irish monk who founded a monastery on the Island of Iona in Scotland. This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).

Famous Colms include television and movie actor Colm Meaney, actor Colm Feore, and novelists Colm Toibin and Colum McCann.

People
 Colm Brogan (1902-1977), Scottish writer
 Colm Byrne (born 1971), Irish playwright
 Colm Condon (1921-2008), Irish lawyer
 Colm Cooper (born 1983), Irish Gaelic football player
 Colm Coyle, Irish Gaelic football player and manager
 Colm Feore (born 1958), American-born Canadian actor
 Colm Hilliard (1936-2002), Irish politician
 Colm Imbert (born 1957), Trinidad and Tobago politician
 Colm Magner (born 1961), Canadian actor
 Colm Mangan (born 1942), Irish general
 Colm O'Shaughnessy (born 1996), Irish Gaelic football player and rugby player
 Colm Meaney (born 1953), Irish actor
 Colm Ó Cíosóig (born 1964), Irish drummer
 Colm Ó hEocha (1926-1997), Irish scientist
 Colm O'Gorman (born 1966), Irish activist
 Colm Ó Maonlaí (born 1966), Irish actor
 Colm Tóibín (born 1955), Irish novelist

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