Names Like Colm — Find Similar Baby Names
Colm is a 4-letter Irish boys' name meaning “Dove”. This page collects 111 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Cal and Cala, Irish cousins like Abban and Abiageal, rhyming names ending in -olm like Makolm and Malcolm, and names sharing the “dove” concept like Callum and Calum.
For the full Colm profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Colm page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Colm
24 baby names that differ from Colm by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal | 2 | Bold: Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Cal- | English | Male |
| Cala | 2 | Castle | Arabic | Female |
| Cale | 2 | Bold | English | Male |
| Calum | 2 | Dove | Celtic | Male |
| Caly | 2 | Slender | Irish | Male |
| Cam | 2 | Orange Fruit; Sweet; Mountain Sunset | Vietnamese | Female |
| Cili | 2 | Hungarian Form Of Cecilia (Blind) | Hungarian | Female |
| Cim | 2 | Ruler | English | Female |
| 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 |
| Cade | 3 | English | Male | |
| Cadi | 3 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cady | 3 | Hillock. A Surname Or Given Name Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Caeli | 3 | From Heaven | Latin | Female |
| Cai | 3 | Female | Vietnamese | Female |
| Cailym | 3 | Pillar Of The Church. | Irish | Male |
| Cain | 3 | Possessed | Hebrew | Male |
| Calan | 3 | Contemporary Variant Of Cailean Child. | Scottish | Male |
| Caleb | 3 | Bold | Hebrew | Male |
| Caley | 3 | Slender | Gaelic | Male |
| Calin | 3 | Guelder rose | Romanian | Male |
| Calix | 3 | "Very Handsome, Chalise." | Greek | Male |
| Calli | 3 | Lark | English | Female |
More Irish Names
24 baby names that share Colm’s Irish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Male |
| Abiageal | Irish Form Of Abigail (Brings Joy) ADARA, ATHDARA | Female |
| Abracham | Irish Form Of Abraham | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Male |
| Addergoole | From Between Two Fords | Male |
| Adeen | Little Fire | Female |
| Aderrig | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aeary | Scholar | Male |
| Afric | Pleasant | Female |
| Africa | Pleasant | Female |
| Agata | Kind | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Female |
| Aghaderg | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aghadreena | From The Field Of The Sloe Bushes | Female |
| Aghamora | From The Great Field | Female |
| Aghamore | From The Great Field | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghavilla | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghna | Irish Form Of Agnes | Female |
| Aghy | Friend Of Horses | Male |
| Aguistin | Majestic | Male |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Female |
| Ahane | From The Little Ford | Male |
| Aideen | Little Fire | Female |
4-Letter C-Names Like Colm
24 names that share Colm's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Colm's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Colm
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 Colm.
Names That Rhyme with Colm
3 baby names that share Colm's last 3 letters — -olm. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Colm
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Colm — Col-. Good for parents who like Colm's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole | From The Dark Town: Abbreviation Of Nicholas People's Victory. | English | Male |
| Colt | From The Dark Town | English | Male |
| Colan | Abbreviation Of Nicholas People's Victory. | English | Male |
| Colbi | English | Female | |
| Colby | From The Black Farm | English | Male |
| Coley | Variant Of Nicholas People's Victory. | English | Male |
| Colin | Virile | Gaelic | Male |
| Colis | Son Of The Dark Man | English | Male |
| Colla | An Ancient Irish Name Whos Meaning Is Lost In Antiquety | Irish | Male |
| Colum | Dove | Gaelic | Male |
| Colyn | Abbreviation Of Nicholas People's Victory. | French | Male |
| Colys | Son Of The Dark Man | English | Male |
| Colbey | Dark: Dark-Haired. | French | Male |
| Coleen | Girl | Gaelic | Female |
| Colene | Girl. | Irish | Female |
| Coleta | Victorious. | Spanish | Female |
| Colfre | Dove | English | Male |
| Colier | Charcoal Merchant | English | Male |