Names Like Calum — Find Similar Baby Names
Calum is a 5-letter Celtic boys' name meaning “Dove”. This page collects 114 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Callum and Caellum, Celtic cousins like Adair and Adsaluta, rhyming names ending in -lum like Colum and Culum, and names sharing the “dove” concept like Callum and Chenoa.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Calum
24 baby names that differ from Calum by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum | 1 | Bald Dove | Scottish | Male |
| Caellum | 2 | Unknown | English | Male |
| Cailym | 2 | Pillar Of The Church. | Irish | Male |
| Caius | 2 | Rejoicer. | English | Male |
| Cal | 2 | Bold: Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Cal- | English | Male |
| Cala | 2 | Castle | Arabic | Female |
| Calan | 2 | Contemporary Variant Of Cailean Child. | Scottish | Male |
| Cale | 2 | Bold | English | Male |
| Caleb | 2 | Bold | Hebrew | Male |
| Caley | 2 | Slender | Gaelic | Male |
| Calibum | 2 | Various Names For Arthur's Sword | Arthurian | Male |
| Calin | 2 | Guelder rose | Romanian | Male |
| Calix | 2 | "Very Handsome, Chalise." | Greek | Male |
| Calli | 2 | Lark | English | Female |
| Caly | 2 | Slender | Irish | Male |
| Cam | 2 | Orange Fruit; Sweet; Mountain Sunset | Vietnamese | Female |
| Cabal | 3 | Arthur's Dog (Ninth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Cabe | 3 | Variant Of Surname Cable - Ropemaker. | English | Male |
| Cable | 3 | Ropemaker. An English Surname. | English | Male |
| Cace | 3 | Variant Of Casey Alert: Vigorous. | Irish | Male |
| Cacey | 3 | Vigilant. | Irish | Female |
| Cacia | 3 | Vigilant. | Irish | Female |
| Cadan | 3 | English | Female | |
| Cadby | 3 | From The Warrior's Settlement | English | Male |
More Celtic Names
24 baby names that share Calum’s Celtic origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | From The Ford By The Oak Trees | Male |
| Adsaluta | Myth Name | Female |
| Aengus | Exceptionally Strong | Male |
| Ahearn | Lord Of The Horses | Male |
| Aife | A Great Warrior Woman Of Myth | Female |
| Ailidh | Kind | Female |
| Ailill | Mythical King Of Connaught | Male |
| Aine | Fire Or Joy | Female |
| Airell | Nobleman | Male |
| Airic | Agreeable | Female |
| Aislynn | Inspiration. Variant Of Aislinn. | Female |
| Aithne | Fire | Female |
| Alan | Fair: Handsome. See Also Allen. | Male |
| Alane | Fair | Female |
| Alanson | Son Of Allan | Male |
| Alastrine | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Alastriona | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Albion | White Cliffs. Ancient Poetic Name For Britain. | Male |
| Aleen | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Aleena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alene | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alina | Fair | Female |
| Aline | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
5-Letter C-Names Like Calum
24 names that share Calum's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Calum's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Calum
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Calum.
Names That Rhyme with Calum
6 baby names that share Calum's last 3 letters — -lum. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Calum
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Calum — Cal-. Good for parents who like Calum's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal | Bold: Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Cal- | English | Male |
| Cala | Castle | Arabic | Female |
| Cale | Bold | English | Male |
| Caly | Slender | Irish | Male |
| Calan | Contemporary Variant Of Cailean Child. | Scottish | Male |
| Caleb | Bold | Hebrew | Male |
| Caley | Slender | Gaelic | Male |
| Calin | Guelder rose | Romanian | Male |
| Calix | "Very Handsome, Chalise." | Greek | Male |
| Calli | Lark | English | Female |
| Caladh | Harbor | Scottish | Male |
| Calais | Myth Name (Son Of Boreas) | Greek | Male |
| Calbex | Shepherd | English | Male |
| Calder | From The Stony River | Celtic | Male |
| Caldre | Cold Brook | English | Male |
| Calico | Multi-Colored. | English | Female |
| Calida | The Most Beautiful | Greek | Female |
| Callee | Variant Of Cayley Meaning From The Forest | Irish | Female |