Colm is a male given name of Irish origin. Colm can be pronounced "Collum" or "Kullum". It is not an Irish version of

Colin Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie * Colin (horse) (1905–1932), thoroughbred racehorse * Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned north of Sydney, ...

, but like Callum and Malcolm derives from a Gaelic variation on ''columba'', the Latin word for 'dove'.

People

Colm Brogan Colm Brogan (20 October 1902 – 28 January 1977) was a Scottish journalist and writer. Background He was born in Glasgow to Denis Brogan, a tailor from Donegal.''The Times'' (29 January 1977), p. 14. One of Colm Brogan's four brothers was the h ...

(1902–1977), Scottish writer *

Colm Byrne Colm Byrne (born 1966) is an Irish playwright. He was born in Limerick and lives in Galway. His plays have been noted as political, lively and poetic. He is a recipient of a Bay Area Critics Circle award and is a writer in residence with the LA ...

(born 1971), Irish playwright *

Colm Collins Colm Collins is a Gaelic football manager, associated with Cratloe GAA club. Career Collins is a native of Kilmihil. He began managing Clare in late 2013 and became the longest-serving inter-county football manager when Mickey Harte left Tyron ...

, Gaelic football manager * Colm Condon (1921–2008), Irish lawyer *

Colm Connolly Colm Felix Connolly (born October 18, 1964) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. He formerly served as United States Attorney for the District of Delaware. Biography and ...

(born 1942), Irish broadcaster and author * Colm Cooper (born 1983), Irish Gaelic football player *

Colm Coyle Colm Coyle (born 26 February 1963), is a former Gaelic footballer and former manager from County Meath, Ireland. He was manager of the senior Meath county team from September 2006 to July 2008, having previously played for the county. Playin ...

(born 1963), Irish Gaelic football player and manager *

Colm Feore Colm Joseph Feore (; born August 22, 1958) is a Canadian actor. A 15-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries '' Trudeau'' (2002), his portrayal of G ...

(born 1958), American-born Canadian actor *

Colm Hilliard Colm M. Hilliard (28 May 1936 – 14 January 2002) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who sat for fifteen years as Teachta Dála (TD) for Meath. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the February 1982 general election, replacing retiring La ...

(1936–2002), Irish politician * Colm Imbert (born 1957), Trinidad and Tobago politician *

Colm Magner Colm Magner is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. He has worked in theatre, television, and film in Canada since 1982, during which time he performed with several of Canada's theatre companies. Career Colm lived in Prince Edward Island, wh ...

(born 1961), Canadian actor *

Colm Mangan Lieutenant General Colm Mangan was Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces from September 2000 until February 2004. Mangan joined the Defence Forces as a cadet in 1960 and is cited as having ''"overseen major strategic initiatives in the key are ...

(born 1942), Irish general *

Colm Meaney Colm J. Meaney (; ga, Colm Ó Maonaigh; born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor known for playing Miles O'Brien in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994) and '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993–1999). He has guest-starred on many T ...

(born 1953), Irish actor * Colm Mulcahy (born 1958), Irish mathematician, academic, columnist and author * Colm Ó Cíosóig (born 1964), Irish drummer *

Colm O'Gorman Colm O'Gorman (born 15 July 1966) is the executive director of Amnesty International Ireland. He is founder and former director of One in Four. He is a survivor of clerical sexual abuse, and first came to public attention by speaking out agains ...

(born 1966), Irish activist * Colm Ó hEocha (1926–1997), Irish scientist * Colm Ó Maonlaí (born 1966), Irish actor * Colm O'Shaughnessy (born 1996), Irish Gaelic football player and rugby player *

Colm Tóibín Colm Tóibín (, approximately ; born 30 May 1955) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet. His first novel, '' The South'', was published in 1990. '' The Blackwater Lightship'' was shortlis ...

(born 1955), Irish novelist * Colm Vance (born 1992), Canadian soccer player *

Colm Wilkinson Colm Wilkinson (born 5 June 1944), also known as C. T. Wilkinson, is an Irish tenor and actor who is best known for originating the lead role of Jean Valjean in ''Les Misérables'' (in the West End and Broadway) and for taking the title role in ...

(born 1944), Irish actor and singer

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Colm Colm is a male given name of Irish origin. Colm can be pronounced "Collum" or "Kullum". 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'. People *Colm Bro ...

, in the video game ''Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones'' *Colm O'Driscoll, one of the antagonists in the video game '' Red Dead Redemption 2'' *Uncle Colm McCool, from the

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

sitcom '' Derry Girls'' *Col. Colm Corbec, in the Warhammer novel series Gaunt's Ghosts

Other uses

* × ''Colmanara'', orchid genus abbreviated in trade journals as "Colm" *COLM, Nasdaq code for Columbia Sportswear

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{{Given name, nocat Irish-language masculine given names

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