Given name
Colmán
“dove”
Colmán is a masculine given name from Middle Irish, ultimately from Old Irish. It is used in Irish, Middle Irish, and Old Irish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Colmán comes from Middle Irish, and ultimately from Old Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle Irish Colmán, from Old Irish Colmán, built from Irish colm (“dove”) + -án.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Colmán’s family of names
In Middle Irish usage, Colmán has a later derivative in Kalman. In Irish usage, Colmán has a conventional equivalent in the English form Colman. In English usage, Colmán has a later derivative in DOHENY.
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Around the world
Colmán has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Irish roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Appears in
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