Comments for the name Callum

Meaning disciple or servant of Columbia (metaphorically: peace, dove), variant of Malcolm. Callum is especially a Scottish name from the end of the Middle Ages.

I love this name so much I called my second son it. Callum Michael Alan. It has a nice ring to it.

Callum McGregor is one of the two main characters in a novel called Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. It's a Romeo and Juliet style romance between a black girl called Persephone and Callum, who is white in a parallel world where black dominates white. It's incredibly moving.

I think the name Callum was an excellent choice on the author's part because the sound of the name suits him, as does the original meaning of "dove". Callum is selfless and noble and brave, and I think the etymology of the name enforces that.

I love the name Callum. I only met one boy with the name Callum 12 years ago and haven't seen the name since. Callum Reid sounds nice together.

I read 'Naughts and Crosses' and I didn't like the name after that.

Possible bearer of the name could be the character Cal Grady in Darren Shan's Demonata series. It is unknown whether 'Cal' is short for Callum - but it is possible.

Callum Blue is the cute English actor from the TV shows _Dead Like Me_ and _Secret Diary of a Call Girl_.

This name is also used in Ireland.

What? This is callus/callosity in Latin. Like, the thing in your feet.

And it makes me think in the adjective callous, which derives from the previous.

I have NO idea why this is popular.

I love this name. If I was a boy I would of been a Callum and I liked it then and I like it now especially after reading Noughts and Crosses. It's such a beautiful name.

My brother's name. It's common in the UK but it suits him and he's a great guy!

I really like this name. It's easy to say, yet still fairly strong. And I love the nickname Cal for a boy.

Callum Blue is a British actor who was in the Princess Diaries 2 as Andrew Jacoby.

Callum Ferguson (b 1984), Australian cricketer from Adelaide. He currently plays for South Australia.

Not very common in the US, but I would not hesitate to name my son Callum to reflect my Scottish heritage. It's a beautiful name.

What the heck is this recently invented modern trash?! It sounds like column, and quite frankly will not age well at all.

"Modern trash?" This is not a made-up trendy name. It's an old name and reflects Scottish heritage.

I named my son this to reflect the Scottish heritage on my mom's side of the family. Everybody really seems to like it, and I like that he won't be one of 10 Callums in his class when he reaches school age.

I heard the name because of actor Callum Keith Rennie, who starred in Battlestar Galactica and the short-lived The Firm tv series.

Ew ew ew. I have to agree, this wont age well. What's up with all these Scottish and Irish names becoming trendy these days?