Where does “Colmán” come from?

Colmán (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish columb, from Latin columba, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Colmán (Old Irish): little dove

Definitions

  1. little dove

Ancestry of “Colmán”, step by step

Colmán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish columb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcolumbdove
2Latincolumbadove, pigeon; a term of endearment
3Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
4Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

via Old Irish án

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishánverbal noun of aigid
2Old Irishairfor

Words derived from “Colmán

Every word from Ancient Greek κολυμβάωEvery word from Ancient Greek κόλυμβοςEvery word from Latin columba
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