Colm (; ) is a masculine given name of Irish origin. 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". The reason for the name's use for over a thousand years in Ireland and Scotland is out of respect for St Colmcille of Iona who was from a royal family in the north of Ireland and who evangelized the Scots. Malcolm translates as "Servant of St Columbcille. And the association with the word Dove also has religious origins with the dove being a symbol of the Holy Ghost.

People

* Colm Bairéad (born 1981), Irish filmmaker * Colm Brogan (1902–1977), Scottish writer * Colm Byrne (born 1971), Irish playwright * Colm Collins, Gaelic football manager * Colm Condon (1921–2008), Irish lawyer * Colm Connolly (born 1964), American judge * Colm Connolly (journalist) (1942–2025), Irish journalist, newsreader, broadcaster, and author *

Colm Cooper Colm "the Gooch" Cooper (born 3 June 1983) is an Irish Gaelic footballer whose National Football League (Ireland), league and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, championship career at senior level with the Kerry county football team, Kerr ...

(born 1983), Irish Gaelic football player * Colm Coyle (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 ...

(born 1958), American-born Canadian actor * Colm Hilliard (1936–2002), Irish politician * Colm Imbert (born 1957), Trinidad and Tobago politician * Colm Keegan (born 1989), Irish singer, songwriter, and teacher * Colm Magner (born 1961), Canadian actor * Colm Mangan (born 1942), Irish general *

Colm Meaney Colm J. Meaney (; ; born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor. Known for his performances across screen and stage, he has received seven nominations from the Irish Film & Television Academy, winning twice for 2001's '' How Harry Became a Tree'', and ...

(born 1953), Irish actor * Colm Mulcahy (born 1958), Irish mathematician, academic, columnist and author * Colm Ó Cíosóig (born 1964), Irish drummer * Colm O'Gorman (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 (born 1955), Irish novelist *Colm Doolan (born 1991), Irish Endurance Athlete * Colm Vance (born 1992), Canadian soccer player * Colm Wilkinson (born 1944), Irish actor and singer *

Colm O'Rourke Colm O'Rourke (born 31 August 1957) is a Gaelic football Manager (Gaelic games), manager, former player, retired secondary school principal, Broadcasting of sports events, sports broadcaster and columnist. His National Football League (Ireland), ...

(born 1957), Irish Gaelic football player and manager

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Colm Colm (; ) is a masculine given name of Irish origin. 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". The reason for the name's use for o ...

, in the video game ''Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones'' *Colm O'Driscoll, one of the antagonists in the video game ''

Red Dead Redemption 2 ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in a fictiona ...

'' *Uncle Colm McCool, from the

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...

sitcom '' Derry Girls'' *Col. Colm Corbec, in the Warhammer novel series Gaunt's Ghosts *Colm Doherty, played by Brendan Gleeson, in the 2022 film '' The Banshees of Inisherin'' *Lord Colm MacKenzie, a supporting character in the first and second seasons of '' Outlander'', in which he is the elder maternal uncle of James "Jamie" MacKenzie-Fraser.

Other uses

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

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