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 [ 2 syll. col-man, co-lm-an ] The boy name Colman is pronounced KOWLMahN KEY. Colman's origin is Latin, and its use, English and Irish. Biblical name derived from the word columba which is of the meaning 'dove'. Columbanus (Latin) is an older form of the name. Columbanus is itself from Columba. The name was borne by Saint Columbanus (540-615), an Irish missionary known for founding a number of monasteries in the Frankish and Italian kingdoms. In Ireland, the name was borne by several saints known as Saint Colman. Variants of Colman include Colombain (French), Colombano (Italian), Columban (English), Columbano (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Columbus (English), Kálmán (Hungarian), Kámán (Hungarian), Kolman (Czech and German), and Kolumban (German). Cole (short form in English) and Coleman (spelling variant in English and Irish) are other forms of the name. See also the related forms, Calum (English and Scottish), Colombe (French), and Columba (English). Colman is not commonly used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly related to Colman, Cole (English) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Colman include Coleman (English and Irish), Caalum (Scottish), Calen (English), Callan (German), Callum (English and Scottish), Calum (English and Scottish), Caolan (Irish), Clemen (Spanish), Clemmie (English), Clemmy (English), Cleon (Latinized), Coilin (Irish), Colan (English and Irish), Colen (English), Colin (Scottish, English, and French), Collen (English), Collin (English), Collwyn (Welsh), Colom (Irish), and Colomb (Irish). KEY: Pronunciation for Colman: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
