Calum

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Calum, from Late Latin Columba (literally “dove”), the name of a sixth century Scottish saint, one of the patron saints of Scotland. Doublet of Colm.

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