Colm

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This article is about the given name. Colm is also the abbreviation for the orchid genus Colmanara.

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Colm is a name of Irish origin. It means dove in the Irish language and is a popular abbreviation of the name Columba.

There are three ways to pronounce this name, two of which are common. The uncommon one is the same as the name “Callum”, it’s written as kælm̩ in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

The most common form is written as “kɒlm̩” in the IPA.^{[citation needed]}

Most people use the Irish form kʌlm̩.

Notable Colms include:

• Colm Cooper, Irish Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAA
• Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor raised in Canada of Irish and Italian extraction
• Colm Kearney, professor at Trinity College, Dublin
• Colm Mangan, former Chief of Staff, Irish Defense Forces
• Colm Meaney, actor widely known for his role as Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Colm Murray, RTÉ sports presenter and journalist
• Colm Ó hEocha, Irish scientist and educationalist
• Colm O'Gorman, founder and director of One In Four
• Colm Tóibín, Irish novelist
• Colm Wilkinson, Irish musical theatre actor and singer, best known for his performance of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables
• Colm is a thief in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones