Colm

Colm Given Name
Gender	Male
Meaning	Dove
Origin	Ireland
Alternative spelling	Colum
Derived	Columba
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with 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.

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