Colm
Colm is a boy name of Irish origin, meaning Dove.
What Colm means
Dove.
Colm is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Colm comes from
Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.
Colm is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.
How popular is Colm?
Colm sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Colm
Colm spans Peace and the natural world, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Colm
These share Colm's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Callum — Dove; peace.
- Oliver — Olive tree; symbol of peace.
- Olivier — The olive tree; peace.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Olivia — Olive tree — peace, dignity, friendship.
- Paloma — Dove — a symbol of peace.
- Dove — The bird of peace.
- Halcyon — Kingfisher; tranquil.
- Olive — The olive tree; peace.
- Winter — The cold, still season.
- Conall — Strong as a wolf.
- Connor — Lover of hounds; strong-willed.
More Irish names
- Clodagh — Named for an Irish river.
- Conall — Strong as a wolf.
- Cillian — War, strife; bright-headed.
- Conn — Chief; high one.
- Ciaran — Little dark one.
- Connor — Lover of hounds; strong-willed.
- Ciara — Dark-haired one.
- Conor — Lover of wolves; strong-willed.
- Cian — Ancient; enduring.
- Cormac — Charioteer; raven's son.