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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Colman
- Variants
- Colman
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
A diminutive of Colm; borne by an extraordinary number of Irish saints — at least 234 are listed in the Martyrology of Donegal.
The story behind Colmán
Saint Colmán of Lindisfarne defended the Irish Easter computation at the Synod of Whitby in 664; on losing the debate, he led his Irish monks back to Iona and Inishbofin rather than accept Roman practice.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; diminutive of Colm.
Did you know?
Over 200 Irish saints bore the name Colmán, more than any other name.
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