Details for the forename Calum

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Calum (male)


Variants:	Cailean (M) Colm (M) Colum (M)
Diminutive(s):	Cal (M)
Diminutive for:	Malcolm (M)
Pet Name(s):	Caley (M) Calley (M)
Derivative of:	Columba (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Colin (M) Colmán (M)
Can be spelt:	Callum (M)
Feminine form:	Calumina (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	Scottish, diminutive of Malcolm for which it is also considered to be the Gaelic equivalent. Calum/Callum is derived from the 6^th century Irish Saint, Columba, from Latin "dove". Cailean may be Anglicized as either Callum/Calum or Colin. However these two Anglicized names are not interchageable so we have classed them as lesser synonyms. The Irish equivalents are Colm and Colum.