Given name & surname
Kálmán
Kálmán is a surname from Hungarian. It is used in Hungarian and Slovak.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Kálmán is a form of Colman. An origin associated with Colman is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Kálmán developed from Colman. Kálmán developed from Columbānus.
The story
Kálmán is a form of Colman. The history of Colman gives this family its wider story. Colman’s historical associations include a large number of early Irish saints, including Colman of Armagh, a 5th-century disciple of St Patrick.
Explained through its name family
Kálmán’s family of names
Kálmán developed from Colman. Kálmán is a form of Colman. Kálmán shares a linguistic root with Colman.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kálmán
- Kálmán MikszáthHungarian writer and politician (1847–1910)
- Kálmán Kalocsayphysician, writer of Esperanto literature (1891–1976)
- Kálmán DarányiHungarian politician (1886-1939)
- Kálmán TiszaHungarian prime minister (1830-1902)
- Kálmán IhászHungarian footballer (1941–2019)
- Kálmán MészölyHungarian footballer (1941–2022)
- Kálmán MarkovitsHungarian water polo player (1931–2009)
- Kálmán KovácsHungarian footballerborn 1965
- Kálmán SzéllHungarian politician (1843-1915)
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Similar names
If you love Kálmán, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Colmán
“dove”
>99% boys
Kieran
“having dark features; the little dark one”
97% boys · 3% girls
Aidan
“one who is fiery; little fire” · “a fiery young man”
99% boys · 1% girls
Cadwaladr
“battle” · “lord”
>99% boys
Caradoc
“one who is much loved”
>99% boys
Killian
“a warrior woman; of the church” · “one who is small and fierce”
98% boys · 2% girls
Cormac
“a charioteer”
>99% boys
Collum
Collum is a surname.
>99% boys