Across the world, Colm (Colm 
, Columbus 
, كولم 
) is a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine forename. The given name Colm is habitual in Ireland, where it is quite a common male name, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Nigeria, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Ireland, the United States, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Colm is the last name as well as the forename.
Colm is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Columbus , the fictional character from Philip Glass's "The Voyage" and Columbus , the film character.
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colm de bhailís Irish poet, IE (b. 1796) |
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| colm ó gaora Irish writer and nationalist (b. 1887) |
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| colm ó lochlainn Irish singer, IE (b. 1892) |
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| colm ó caoidheáin Irish singer, IE (b. 1893) |
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colm wilkinson Irish tenor, IE (b. 1944) |
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colm keane author, broadcaster and journalist, IE (b. 1951) |
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| colm tobin Irish screenwriter, IE (b. 1901) |
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| colm hayes Irish broadcaster, IE (b. 1901) |
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| colm brogan British journalist (b. 1902) |
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colm meaney Irish actor, IE (b. 1953) |
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colm tóibín Irish novelist and writer, IE (b. 1955) |
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colm mac confhaola (b. 1945) |
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colm imbert Trinidad and Tobago politician (b. 1957) |
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colm burke Irish politician, IE (b. 1957) |
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colm mulcahy Irish mathematician, academic, columnist, book author, public outreach speaker (b. 1958) |
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