Colm is a male given name of Irish origin. Colm can be pronounced "Collum" or "Kullum". It is not an Irish version of Colin, but like Callum and Malcolm derives from a Gaelic variation on ''columba'', the Latin word for 'dove'.

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* Colm Brogan (1902–1977), Scottish writer * Colm Byrne (born 1971), Irish playwright * Colm Collins, Gaelic football manager *

Colm Condon Colm Patrick Condon (16 July 1921 – 9 August 2008) was an Irish barrister who served as Attorney General of Ireland from 1965 to 1973. Condon served in office as Attorney General of Ireland during the beginning of the Troubles in Northern Irela ...

(1921–2008), Irish lawyer * Colm Connolly (born 1942), Irish broadcaster and author * Colm Cooper (born 1983), Irish Gaelic football player *

Colm Coyle Colm Coyle (born 26 February 1963), is a former Gaelic footballer and former manager from County Meath, Ireland. He was manager of the senior Meath county team from September 2006 to July 2008, having previously played for the county. Playing ...

(born 1963), Irish Gaelic football player and manager *

Colm Feore Colm Joseph Feore (; born August 22, 1958) is a Canadian actor. A 15-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries '' Trudeau'' (2002), his portrayal of ...

(born 1958), American-born Canadian actor * Colm Hilliard (1936–2002), Irish politician * Colm Imbert (born 1957), Trinidad and Tobago politician * Colm Magner (born 1961), Canadian actor * Colm Mangan (born 1942), Irish general *

Colm Meaney Colm J. Meaney (; ga, Colm Ó Maonaigh; born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor known for playing Miles O'Brien in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994) and ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993–1999). He has guest-starred on many TV ...

(born 1953), Irish actor *

Colm Mulcahy Colm Mulcahy (born September 1958) is an Irish mathematician, academic, columnist, book author, public outreach speaker, and amateur magician. He is Professor Emeritus at Spelman College, where he was on the faculty from 1988 to 2020. In addition ...

(born 1958), Irish mathematician, academic, columnist and author * Colm Ó Cíosóig (born 1964), Irish drummer * Colm O'Gorman (born 1966), Irish activist * Colm Ó hEocha (1926–1997), Irish scientist * Colm Ó Maonlaí (born 1966), Irish actor * Colm O'Shaughnessy (born 1996), Irish Gaelic football player and rugby player *

Colm Tóibín Colm Tóibín (, approximately ; born 30 May 1955) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet. His first novel, '' The South'', was published in 1990. '' The Blackwater Lightship'' was shortlis ...

(born 1955), Irish novelist * Colm Vance (born 1992), Canadian soccer player *

Colm Wilkinson Colm Wilkinson (born 5 June 1944), also known as C. T. Wilkinson, is an Irish tenor and actor who is best known for originating the lead role of Jean Valjean in ''Les Misérables'' (in the West End and Broadway) and for taking the title role i ...

(born 1944), Irish actor and singer

Fictional characters

* Colm, in the video game ''Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones'' *Colm O'Driscoll, one of the antagonists in the video game ''

Red Dead Redemption 2 ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in 1899 and f ...

'' *Uncle Colm McCool, from the

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

sitcom ''

Derry Girls ''Derry Girls'' is a British teen sitcom created and written by Lisa McGee that premiered on 4 January 2018 on Channel 4. The channel's most successful comedy since ''Father Ted'', the series was inspired by McGee's own experiences growing u ...

'' *Col. Colm Corbec, in the Warhammer novel series

Gaunt's Ghosts ''Gaunt's Ghosts'' is a series of military science fiction novels by Dan Abnett, set in the ''Warhammer 40,000'' universe. It was inspired by the '' Sharpe'' series of books written by Bernard Cornwell. As of 2019, the series spans 16 novels ...

Other uses

* × ''Colmanara'', orchid genus abbreviated in trade journals as "Colm" *COLM, Nasdaq code for Columbia Sportswear

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{{Given name, nocat Irish-language masculine given names

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