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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
calum
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Callum (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Colm Malcolm

Questions

What does calum mean?
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does calum come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce calum

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