{{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}} {{other uses}} '''Callum''' is a Scottish Gaelic name that commemorates the Latin name Columba, meaning 'dove'. Callum was popular among early Christians because the dove was a symbol of purity, peace and the Holy Spirit. St. Columba was one of the most influential of the early Celtic saints. The name may also be spelled "Calum". Callum is a popular name, especially in Scotland where it was the 60th most popular name in 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Callum - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity |url=https://nameberry.com/babyname/callum/boy |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Nameberry |language=en-US}}</ref> {{TOC right}}
==People with the given name== *Callum Ah Chee (born 1997), Australian rules footballer *Callum Ainley (born 1997), English footballer *Callum Ball (born 1992), English footballer *Callum Black (born 1986), American-born Irish rugby union player *Callum Blake (born 1994), Vanuatuan cricketer *Callum Blue (born 1977), English actor *Callum Braley (born 1994), English rugby union player *Callum Brittain, English footballer *Callum Brodrick (born 1998), English cricketer *Callum Brown (footballer, born 1998), Australian rules footballer *Callum Brown (footballer, born 2000), Australian rules footballer *Callum Bruce (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union player *Callum Burton (born 1996), English footballer *Callum Camps, English-born Northern Ireland footballer *Callum Casey (born 1990), Irish rugby league player *Callum Chambers (born 1979), Australian rules footballer *Callum Chettle (born 1996), English footballer *Callum Cockerill-Mollett (born 1999), English-born Irish footballer *Callum Connolly (born 1997), English footballer *Callum Cooke (born 1997), English footballer *Callum Crane (born 1996), Scottish footballer *Callum Crawford (born 1984), Canadian lacrosse player *Callum Cuthbertson, Scottish actor and writer *Callum Davidson (born 1976), Scottish footballer *Callum Davies (disambiguation), multiple people *Callum Dixon, English actor *Callum Dixon (born 2000), British rower *Callum Driver (born 1992), English footballer *Callum Elder (born 1995), Australian soccer player *Callum Evans (born 1995), English footballer *Callum Ferguson (born 1984), Australian cricketer *Callum Field (born 1997), English rugby league player *Callum Fordyce (born 1992), Scottish footballer *Callum Geldart (born 1991), English cricketer *Callum Gibbins (born 1988), New Zealand rugby union player *Callum Guest (born 1995), English cricketer *Callum Guy (born 1996), English footballer *Callum Harriott (born 1994), English footballer *Callum Hart (born 1985), Welsh footballer *Callum Hassan (born 1993), English footballer *Callum Hawkins (born 1992), British long-distance runner *Callum Hemming (born 1999), English badminton player *Callum Hendry (born 1997), English footballer *Calum Hood (born 1996), Bassist in '5 Seconds of Summer' *Callum Hunter-Hill (born 1997), Scottish rugby union player *Callum Ilott (born 1998), British racing driver *Callum Innes (born 1962), Scottish painter *Callum Irving (born 1993), Canadian soccer player *Callum Jackson (born 1994), English cricketer *Callum Johnson (born 1985), English boxer *Callum Johnson (footballer) (born 1996), English footballer *Callum Kennedy (born 1989), English footballer *Callum Lancaster (born 1996), English rugby league player *Callum Lang (born 1998), English footballer *Callum Lloyd (born 1986), English footballer *Callum MacDonald (born 1983), Scottish footballer *Callum Macdonald (1912–1999), Scottish printer and publisher *Callum MacLeod (born 1988), British racing driver *Callum Macrae, Scottish filmmaker, writer and journalist *Callum Makin (born 2003), English boxer *Callum Maycock (born 1997), English footballer *Callum McCaig (born 1995), Scottish politician *Callum McCarthy (born 1944), British banker *Callum McFadzean (born 1994), Scottish footballer *Callum McGregor (born 1993), Scottish footballer *Callum McManaman (born 1991), English footballer *Callum McNaughton (born 1991), English footballer *Callum McNish (born 1992), English footballer *Callum Mills (born 1997), Australian rules footballer *Callum Milne (born 1965), Scottish footballer *Callum Moore (born 1996), Australian rules footballer *Callum Morris (born 1990), English footballer *Callum O'Dowda (born 1995), Republic of Ireland footballer *Callum O'Hare (born 1998), English footballer *Callum Parkinson (born 1996), English cricketer *Callum Paterson (born 1994), Scottish footballer *Callum Phillips (born 1992), English rugby league player *Callum Priestley (born 1989), English hurdler *Callum Preston (born 1995), English footballer *Callum Reid (born 1992), Scottish rugby union player *Callum Reidford (born 1987), Scottish footballer *Callum Reilly (footballer) (born 1993), English footballer *Callum Keith Rennie (born 1960), British-born Canadian actor *Callum Roberts, British oceanographer *Callum Robertson (born 1996), Scottish footballer *Callum Robinson (born 1995), English footballer *Callum Ross (born 1994), English footballer *Callum Russell (born 1996), British Para-cyclist *Callum Rzonca (born 1997), English footballer *Callum Saunders (born 1995), Welsh footballer *Callum Scotson (born 1996), Australian cyclist *Callum Shinkwin (born 1993), English golfer *Callum Sinclair (born 1989), Australian Rules footballer *Callum Skinner (born 1992), British cyclist *Callum Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *Callum Styles (born 2000), English footballer *Callum Tapping (born 1993), Scottish footballer *Callum Taylor (born 1997), English cricketer *Callum Templeton (born 1993), Scottish rugby union player *Callum Thorp (born 1975), Australian cricketer *Callum Timmins (born 1999), Australian soccer player *Callum Turner (born 1990), English actor and model *Callum Urch (born 1984), Australian rules footballer *Callum Morris (Born 1986), Footballer *Callum Voisin (born 2006), British racing driver *Callum Warburton (born 1989), English footballer *Callum Watson (born 1989), Australian cross-country skier *Callum Wilkinson (born 1997), English racewalker *Callum Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
==People with the surname== * Agnes Kane Callum (1925–2015), American genealogist *Arthur Callum (1877–1961), New Zealand rugby league player *Ian Callum (born 1955), British car designer *Jeannie Callum, Canadian transfusion specialist *Moray Callum (born 1958), British car designer
==Fictional characters== *Callum Clockwise, in the video game ''Rascal'' *Callum Jones, in the television series ''Neighbours'' *Callum Kane, in the television series ''Hollyoaks'' *Callum Logan, in the television series ''Coronation Street'' *Callum Lynch, in the film ''Assassin's Creed'' *Callum Mcgregor, from the ''Noughts & Crosses'' novels *PC Callum McIntyre, in the television series ''Monarch of the Glen'' *Callum McKay, in the television series ''Shortland Street'' *Callum Highway, in the television series ''EastEnders'' *Callum Hunt, from ''The Magisterium Series'' novels *Callum Monks, in the television series ''EastEnders'' *Callum Rennie, in the television series ''Emmerdale'' *Callum Stone, in the television series ''The Bill'' * Prince Callum, in the television series ''The Dragon Prince'' * Dick and Dorothea Callum, in Arthur Ransome's ''Swallows and Amazons'' books
==See also== *Callumn Morrison (born 1999), Scottish footballer *Calum *Colum (disambiguation) *Colm *Colon (disambiguation)
==References== {{Reflist}}
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