Calum is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. It is a variation of the name

Callum Callum is a Scottish Gaelic name that commemorates the Latin name Columba, meaning 'dove'. Callum was popular among early Christians because the dove was a symbol of purity, peace and the Holy Spirit. St. Columba was one of the most influential of ...

, which is a

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

name that commemorates the Latin name

Columba Columba () or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey ...

, meaning "

dove Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. ...

". It may refer to: *

Calum Angus Calum James Angus (born 15 April 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Wilmington Hammerheads Angus was invited to the 2009 MLS Player Combine in Florida for the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. Due to a str ...

(born 1986), English footballer *

Calum Best Calum Milan Best (born February 6, 1981) is an American television personality and entrepreneur. He is the only child of footballer George Best. He is also the chairman of the Dorking Wanderers women's team. Early life Best was born in San Jose ...

(born 1981), British/American former fashion model turned celebrity *

Calum Bett Calum Þór Bett (born 3 October 1981) is an Icelandic retired footballer who last played for HK. He is the son of a Scottish father, Jim Bett, and an Icelandic mother, and he is also the brother of Baldur Bett. He formerly played for Aberde ...

(born 1981), Icelandic football player *

Calum Bowen Calum Thomas Bowen (born 26 February 1991), also known professionally as Bo En (stylized as bo en), is an English musician and video game producer born in London. Career Bowen released his debut album titled ''pale machine'' in 2013. In 2014, he ...

(born 1991), British musician and video game producer *

Calum Butcher Calum James Butcher (born 26 February 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender, most recently for Motherwell. Butcher began his career with Tottenham Hotspur, but didn't make any first team appearances, spending tim ...

(born 1991), English footballer *

Calum Chace Calum Chace (born 20 March 1959) is an English writer and speaker, focusing on artificial intelligence. He is the author of ''Surviving AI'', ''The Economic Singularity,'' and the philosophical science fiction novels ''Pandora's Brain,'' and its s ...

(born 1959), English writer and speaker *

Calum Chambers Calum Chambers (born 20 January 1995) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for club Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City. Originally a member of Southampton F.C., Southampton's Southa ...

(born 1995), English footballer *

Calum Clark Calum Clark (born 10 June 1989 in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham) is a former professional rugby union player who played for Yorkshire Carnegie, Northampton Saints and Saracens. His primary position was openside flanker. Early life and educa ...

(born 1989), professional rugby union player *

Calum Elliot Calum Elliot (born 30 March 1987) is a Scottish former professional footballer who was most recently manager of Scottish League Two club Bonnyrigg Rose. He played as a forward for Heart of Midlothian, Motherwell, Livingston, Dundee, Žalgiri ...

(born 1987), Scottish professional footballer *

Calum Ferguson Calum Ferguson (born 12 February 1995) is a Scottish football player who plays as a forward for Highland Football League club Brechin City. Born in Scotland, he has represented Canada at youth international level. Club career Inverness Caledo ...

(born 1995), Canadian soccer player *

Calum Forrester Calum Forrester (born 3 October 1986) is a Scottish rugby union coach who formerly played professionally for Glasgow Warriors. He also played for the Scotland 7s and Scotland A national teams. Early life Forrester attended Hutchesons Gramma ...

, professional Scottish rugby player *

Calum Giles Calum Giles (born 27 October 1972) is a former Great Britain Olympic field hockey player, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His scoring success was primarily due to his expertise at exe ...

(born 1972), former Great Britain Olympic field hockey player *

Calum Harvie ''Zero Tolerance'' is an extreme music magazine, launched in September 2004 by Lisa Macey and Leon Macey and published by Obdurate Ltd. in the United Kingdom. Published bi-monthly, it can be found on newsstands in the UK, Europe and North A ...

, UK based music writer specialising in metal and extreme music *

Calum Hood Calum Thomas Hood (born 25 January 1996) is an Australian musician, known for being the bassist and a vocalist of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over two million ...

(born 1996), bassist and member of Australian pop rock band

5 Seconds of Summer 5 Seconds of Summer, often shortened to 5SOS, are an Australian pop rock band formed in Sydney, New South Wales in 2011. The group consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Luke Hemmings, lead guitarist Michael Clifford (musician), Mic ...

Calum Kennedy Calum Kennedy (born as Malcolm Martin Kennedy; June 2, 1928 – April 15, 2006) was a Scotland, Scottish singer who performed in both English language, English and Scottish Gaelic. Biography Kennedy was born in Orinsay, a small crofting village ...

(1928–2006), Scottish singer * Calum Lewis (born 1996), former radio host at

Fresh FM Fresh may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films and television * ''Fresh'' (1994 film), a crime film * ''Fresh'' (2009 film), a documentary film on sustainable agriculture * ''Fresh'' (2022 film), a thriller film *''Fresh with the Aust ...

Calum MacDonald (politician) Calum Alistair MacDonald (; born 7 May 1956) is a Scottish former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Western Isles from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Labour Party, he was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotla ...

(born 1956), labour Member of Parliament for the Western Isles from 1987 to 2005 *

Calum MacKay (ice hockey) Calum "Baldy" MacKay (January 1, 1927 — August 21, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens between 1947 and 1955. With Montreal, he won the S ...

(1927–2001), former Canadian ice hockey player *

Calum Maclean (folklorist) Calum Iain Maclean (Scottish Gaelic: ''Calum Iain MacGillEathain''; 6 September 1915 – 17 August 1960), was a Scotland, Scottish Folklore, folklorist, collector, Ethnography, ethnographer and author. Early life Maclean was born in Òsga ...

(1915–1960), Scottish folklorist, collector, ethnographer and author *

Calum MacLeod (cricketer) Calum Scott MacLeod (born 15 November 1988) is a Scottish professional cricketer. He has represented the Scotland national team since 2008, including at the 2015 World Cup and the 2016 World Twenty20. He has played county cricket in England ...

(born 1988), Scottish professional cricketer *

Calum MacLeod (of Raasay) Malcolm Macleod British Empire Medal, BEM (Scottish Gaelic: ''Calum Macleòid'', 15 November 1911 – 26 January 1988) was a Scottish crofter who notably built ''Calum's Road'' on the Island of Raasay, Scotland. He was Local Assistant Keeper o ...

, crofter who built Calum's Road on the Island of Raasay, Scotland *

Calum MacLeod (producer) Calum MacLeod is the co-host, creator and creative producer of the Canadian television series ''Road Hockey Rumble''. He was born in the house of Taurus at Winnipeg's St. Boniface Hospital in the Saint Boniface neighbourhood, but spent his early ...

, the co-host, writer, creator and creative producer of the Canadian TV series ''

Road Hockey Rumble ''Road Hockey Rumble'' is a half-hour reality series produced by Paperny Entertainment and broadcast on OLN. The series uses a documentary format but crosses over into the genres of sports, travel, and comedy. It follows two Canadian hosts, Calum ...

'' *

Calum MacRae Calum MacRae (born 26 January 1980 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is the head coach for Benetton. He was head coach of the Scotland rugby 7s team 2014–2017. Playing career MacRae played rugby union as a centre and had also operated at fullback ...

(born 1980), Scottish rugby union player *

Calum Malcolm Calum Malcolm is a Scottish record producer, sound engineer and keyboardist, who is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Career From 1974, he has worked with bands and musicians such as The Blue Nile, Capercaillie, Clannad, Emily Barker, Fish, The ...

, Scottish record producer, sound engineer and keyboardist *

Calum Murray Calum Murray (born 7 July 1967) is a Scottish former football referee. Murray started as a referee in 1991 and was admitted to the senior list six years later. He became a FIFA grade referee in 2005; as of 2013, however, he was no longer includ ...

(born 1967), Scottish football referee * Calum O'Connell (born 1990), Australian footballer * Calum Reidford (born 1987), Scottish professional football goalkeeper *

Calum Scott Calum Scott (born 12 October 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in April 2015 after competing on the ITV (TV network), ITV talent contest ''Britain's Got Talent (series 9), Britain's Got Talent'', where he perform ...

(born 1988), English singer and songwriter * Calum Stewart (born 1982), Scottish player of the

uilleann pipes The uilleann pipes ( or , ), also known as Union pipes and sometimes called Irish pipes, are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Their current name is a partial translation of the Irish language terms (literally, "pipes of the ...

and Irish flute *

Calum Willock Calum Daniel Willock (born 29 October 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. In his career, he played in each of the top seven levels of English football. Born in England, he represented the Saint Kitts and Nevis nat ...

(born 1981), English-born Saint Kittitian and Nevisian footballer * Calum Woods (born 1987), English footballer *

Calum Worthy Calum Worthy (born January 28, 1991) is a Canadian actor, writer, and producer, and co-founder of AI education company 2wai. As an actor he is known for his roles as Dez Wade on the Disney Channel series ''Austin & Ally'', Alex Trimboli in the N ...

(born 1991), Canadian actor

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