Calum

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Calum

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From Scottish Gaelic Calum, from Late Latin Columba (literally “dove”), the name of a sixth century Scottish saint, one of the patron saints of Scotland. Doublet of Colm.

proper noun Callum

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

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"Calum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/calum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Calum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/calum

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"Calum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/calum.

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@misc{calum_2026,
  title = {Calum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/calum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}