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 κολυμβάω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος →Every word from Latin columba →