Given name & surname
McCallum
“the son of Callum”
McCallum is a variant of Maccallum. One interpretation is “the son of Callum.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
McCallum is a variant of Maccallum. One interpretation is “the son of Callum.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Caluim (“son of Calum”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
McCallum’s family of names
McCallum has a related form in Maccallum. In English usage, McCallum as a surname has a related form in MCCULLUM.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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