Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: “dove”
Gender: masculine
Ir. (kole-MAHN); Eng. (KOLE-men)
The name comes directly from the Gaelic word colmán (dove). The name was borne by numerous early Irish saints and several Irish kings.
Colman has never appeared in the U.S Top 1000, but its English offshoot, Coleman, has. Coleman has been in the U.S. Top 1000 Most Popular Male Names since 1900. It peaked in 1903, coming in as 360th most popular male name. In 2016, it was the 963rd most popular male name.
Other forms of the name include:
- Coleman (English)
- Colman (French/English/Hungarian)
- Colmano (Italian/Spanish)
- Colomà (Catalan)
- Coloman/Koloman (Dutch/German)
- Colomano (Italian)
- Kolman/Koloman (Polish)
- Kolonat (German)
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