# Callum > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Callum > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Callum.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum > Source revision: 1346392922 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}} {{other uses}} '''Callum''' is a [Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic) name that commemorates the Latin name [Columba](/source/Columba), meaning 'dove'. Callum was popular among early Christians because the dove was a symbol of purity, peace and the [Holy Spirit](/source/Holy_Spirit). [St. Columba](/source/St._Columba) was one of the most influential of the early Celtic saints. The name may also be spelled "[Calum](/source/Calum)". Callum is a popular name, especially in Scotland where it was the 60th most popular name in 2022. {{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}} {{TOC right}} ==People with the given name== *[Callum Ah Chee](/source/Callum_Ah_Chee) (born 1997), Australian rules footballer *[Callum Ainley](/source/Callum_Ainley) (born 1997), English footballer *[Callum Ball](/source/Callum_Ball) (born 1992), English footballer *[Callum Black](/source/Callum_Black) (born 1986), American-born Irish rugby union player *[Callum Blake](/source/Callum_Blake) (born 1994), Vanuatuan cricketer *[Callum Blue](/source/Callum_Blue) (born 1977), English actor *[Callum Braley](/source/Callum_Braley) (born 1994), English rugby union player *[Callum Brittain](/source/Callum_Brittain), English footballer *[Callum Brodrick](/source/Callum_Brodrick) (born 1998), English cricketer *[Callum Brown (footballer, born 1998)](/source/Callum_Brown_(footballer%2C_born_1998)), Australian rules footballer *[Callum Brown (footballer, born 2000)](/source/Callum_Brown_(footballer%2C_born_2000)), Australian rules footballer *[Callum Bruce](/source/Callum_Bruce) (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union player *[Callum Burton](/source/Callum_Burton) (born 1996), English footballer *[Callum Camps](/source/Callum_Camps), English-born Northern Ireland footballer *[Callum Casey](/source/Callum_Casey) (born 1990), Irish rugby league player *[Callum Chambers](/source/Callum_Chambers) (born 1979), Australian rules footballer *[Callum Chettle](/source/Callum_Chettle) (born 1996), English footballer *[Callum Cockerill-Mollett](/source/Callum_Cockerill-Mollett) (born 1999), English-born Irish footballer *[Callum Connolly](/source/Callum_Connolly) (born 1997), English footballer *[Callum Cooke](/source/Callum_Cooke) (born 1997), English footballer *[Callum Crane](/source/Callum_Crane) (born 1996), Scottish footballer *[Callum Crawford](/source/Callum_Crawford) (born 1984), Canadian lacrosse player *[Callum Cuthbertson](/source/Callum_Cuthbertson), Scottish actor and writer *[Callum Davidson](/source/Callum_Davidson) (born 1976), Scottish footballer *[Callum Davies (disambiguation)](/source/Callum_Davies_(disambiguation)), multiple people *[Callum Dixon](/source/Callum_Dixon_(actor)), English actor *[Callum Dixon](/source/Callum_Dixon_(rower)) (born 2000), British rower *[Callum Driver](/source/Callum_Driver) (born 1992), English footballer *[Callum Elder](/source/Callum_Elder) (born 1995), Australian soccer player *[Callum Evans](/source/Callum_Evans) (born 1995), English footballer *[Callum Ferguson](/source/Callum_Ferguson) (born 1984), Australian cricketer *[Callum Field](/source/Callum_Field) (born 1997), English rugby league player *[Callum Fordyce](/source/Callum_Fordyce) (born 1992), Scottish footballer *[Callum Geldart](/source/Callum_Geldart) (born 1991), English cricketer *[Callum Gibbins](/source/Callum_Gibbins) (born 1988), New Zealand rugby union player *[Callum Guest](/source/Callum_Guest) (born 1995), English cricketer *[Callum Guy](/source/Callum_Guy) (born 1996), English footballer *[Callum Harriott](/source/Callum_Harriott) (born 1994), English footballer *[Callum Hart](/source/Callum_Hart) (born 1985), Welsh footballer *[Callum Hassan](/source/Callum_Hassan) (born 1993), English footballer *[Callum Hawkins](/source/Callum_Hawkins) (born 1992), British long-distance runner *[Callum Hemming](/source/Callum_Hemming) (born 1999), English badminton player *[Callum Hendry](/source/Callum_Hendry) (born 1997), English footballer *[Calum Hood](/source/Calum_Hood) (born 1996), Bassist in '5 Seconds of Summer' *[Callum Hunter-Hill](/source/Callum_Hunter-Hill) (born 1997), Scottish rugby union player *[Callum Ilott](/source/Callum_Ilott) (born 1998), British racing driver *[Callum Innes](/source/Callum_Innes) (born 1962), Scottish painter *[Callum Irving](/source/Callum_Irving) (born 1993), Canadian soccer player *[Callum Jackson](/source/Callum_Jackson) (born 1994), English cricketer *[Callum Johnson](/source/Callum_Johnson) (born 1985), English boxer *[Callum Johnson (footballer)](/source/Callum_Johnson_(footballer)) (born 1996), English footballer *[Callum Kennedy](/source/Callum_Kennedy) (born 1989), English footballer *[Callum Lancaster](/source/Callum_Lancaster) (born 1996), English rugby league player *[Callum Lang](/source/Callum_Lang) (born 1998), English footballer *[Callum Lloyd](/source/Callum_Lloyd) (born 1986), English footballer *[Callum MacDonald](/source/Callum_MacDonald) (born 1983), Scottish footballer *[Callum Macdonald](/source/Callum_Macdonald) (1912–1999), Scottish printer and publisher *[Callum MacLeod](/source/Callum_MacLeod) (born 1988), British racing driver *[Callum Macrae](/source/Callum_Macrae), Scottish filmmaker, writer and journalist *[Callum Makin](/source/Callum_Makin) (born 2003), English boxer *[Callum Maycock](/source/Callum_Maycock) (born 1997), English footballer *[Callum McCaig](/source/Callum_McCaig) (born 1995), Scottish politician *[Callum McCarthy](/source/Callum_McCarthy) (born 1944), British banker *[Callum McFadzean](/source/Callum_McFadzean) (born 1994), Scottish footballer *[Callum McGregor](/source/Callum_McGregor) (born 1993), Scottish footballer *[Callum McManaman](/source/Callum_McManaman) (born 1991), English footballer *[Callum McNaughton](/source/Callum_McNaughton) (born 1991), English footballer *[Callum McNish](/source/Callum_McNish) (born 1992), English footballer *[Callum Mills](/source/Callum_Mills) (born 1997), Australian rules footballer *[Callum Milne](/source/Callum_Milne) (born 1965), Scottish footballer *[Callum Moore](/source/Callum_Moore_(Australian_footballer)) (born 1996), Australian rules footballer *[Callum Morris](/source/Callum_Morris) (born 1990), English footballer *[Callum O'Dowda](/source/Callum_O'Dowda) (born 1995), Republic of Ireland footballer *[Callum O'Hare](/source/Callum_O'Hare) (born 1998), English footballer *[Callum Parkinson](/source/Callum_Parkinson) (born 1996), English cricketer *[Callum Paterson](/source/Callum_Paterson) (born 1994), Scottish footballer *[Callum Phillips](/source/Callum_Phillips) (born 1992), English rugby league player *[Callum Priestley](/source/Callum_Priestley) (born 1989), English hurdler *[Callum Preston](/source/Callum_Preston) (born 1995), English footballer *[Callum Reid](/source/Callum_Reid_(rugby_union%2C_born_1992)) (born 1992), Scottish rugby union player *[Callum Reidford](/source/Callum_Reidford) (born 1987), Scottish footballer *[Callum Reilly (footballer)](/source/Callum_Reilly_(footballer)) (born 1993), English footballer *[Callum Keith Rennie](/source/Callum_Keith_Rennie) (born 1960), British-born Canadian actor *[Callum Roberts](/source/Callum_Roberts_(biologist)), British oceanographer *[Callum Robertson](/source/Callum_Robertson) (born 1996), Scottish footballer *[Callum Robinson](/source/Callum_Robinson) (born 1995), English footballer *[Callum Ross](/source/Callum_Ross) (born 1994), English footballer *[Callum Russell](/source/Callum_Russell) (born 1996), British Para-cyclist *[Callum Rzonca](/source/Callum_Rzonca) (born 1997), English footballer *[Callum Saunders](/source/Callum_Saunders) (born 1995), Welsh footballer *[Callum Scotson](/source/Callum_Scotson) (born 1996), Australian cyclist *[Callum Shinkwin](/source/Callum_Shinkwin) (born 1993), English golfer *[Callum Sinclair](/source/Callum_Sinclair) (born 1989), Australian Rules footballer *[Callum Skinner](/source/Callum_Skinner) (born 1992), British cyclist *[Callum Smith (disambiguation)](/source/Callum_Smith_(disambiguation)), multiple people *[Callum Styles](/source/Callum_Styles) (born 2000), English footballer *[Callum Tapping](/source/Callum_Tapping) (born 1993), Scottish footballer *[Callum Taylor](/source/Callum_Taylor_(English_cricketer)) (born 1997), English cricketer *[Callum Templeton](/source/Callum_Templeton) (born 1993), Scottish rugby union player *[Callum Thorp](/source/Callum_Thorp) (born 1975), Australian cricketer *[Callum Timmins](/source/Callum_Timmins) (born 1999), Australian soccer player *[Callum Turner](/source/Callum_Turner) (born 1990), English actor and model *[Callum Urch](/source/Callum_Urch) (born 1984), Australian rules footballer *[Callum Morris](/source/Callum_Morris) (Born 1986), Footballer *[Callum Voisin](/source/Callum_Voisin) (born 2006), British racing driver *[Callum Warburton](/source/Callum_Warburton) (born 1989), English footballer *[Callum Watson](/source/Callum_Watson_(skier)) (born 1989), Australian cross-country skier *[Callum Wilkinson](/source/Callum_Wilkinson) (born 1997), English racewalker *[Callum Wilson (disambiguation)](/source/Callum_Wilson_(disambiguation)), multiple people ==People with the surname== * [Agnes Kane Callum](/source/Agnes_Kane_Callum) (1925–2015), American genealogist *[Arthur Callum](/source/Arthur_Callum) (1877–1961), New Zealand rugby league player *[Ian Callum](/source/Ian_Callum) (born 1955), British car designer *[Jeannie Callum](/source/Jeannie_Callum), Canadian transfusion specialist *[Moray Callum](/source/Moray_Callum) (born 1958), British car designer ==Fictional characters== *Callum Clockwise, in the video game ''[Rascal](/source/Rascal_(video_game))'' *[Callum Jones](/source/Callum_Rebecchi), in the television series ''Neighbours'' *[Callum Kane](/source/Callum_Kane), in the television series ''Hollyoaks'' *[Callum Logan](/source/Callum_Logan), in the television series ''Coronation Street'' *[Callum Lynch](/source/Callum_Lynch), in the film ''Assassin's Creed'' *[Callum Mcgregor](/source/Noughts_%26_Crosses_(novel_series)), from the ''Noughts & Crosses'' novels *[PC Callum McIntyre](/source/PC_Callum_McIntyre), in the television series ''Monarch of the Glen'' *[Callum McKay](/source/Callum_McKay), in the television series ''Shortland Street'' *[Callum Highway](/source/Callum_Highway), in the television series ''EastEnders'' *[Callum Hunt](/source/Callum_Hunt), from ''[The Magisterium Series](/source/The_Magisterium_Series)'' novels *[Callum Monks](/source/Callum_Monks), in the television series ''EastEnders'' *[Callum Rennie](/source/Callum_Rennie), in the television series ''Emmerdale'' *[Callum Stone](/source/Callum_Stone), in the television series ''The Bill'' * Prince Callum, in the television series ''[The Dragon Prince](/source/The_Dragon_Prince)'' * Dick and Dorothea Callum, in Arthur Ransome's [''Swallows and Amazons'' books](/source/Swallows_and_Amazons_series) ==See also== *[Callumn Morrison](/source/Callumn_Morrison) (born 1999), Scottish footballer *[Calum](/source/Calum) *[Colum (disambiguation)](/source/Colum_(disambiguation)) *[Colm](/source/Colm) *[Colon (disambiguation)](/source/Colon_(disambiguation)) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{given name|type=both}} Category:Scottish masculine given names Category:Surnames of Scottish origin Category:Scottish Gaelic–language surnames Category:English masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Given names derived from birds --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Callum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum?action=history)). 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