Irish · Boy name
Coleman
“descendant of the dove”
About the name Coleman
Coleman is an anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Ó Colmáin, ‘descendant of Colmán’. Colmán is a diminutive of Colm, from the Latin columba, ‘dove’, so the surname means ‘descendant of the dove’. Colm and Colmán were common names among early Irish saints, and the related figure Saint Columba, or Colm Cille, founded the monastery of Iona. Coleman is also an English occupational surname for a charcoal burner. A notable bearer of the given name was the American jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins.
- Meaning
- descendant of the dove
- Origin
- Irish
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- KOL-man(2 syl.)
Middle names for Coleman
- Coleman James
- Coleman Michael
- Coleman Patrick
- Coleman Thomas
- Coleman John
Questions about Coleman
- What does Coleman mean?
- Coleman is an Irish name meaning "descendant of the dove".
- How do you pronounce Coleman?
- Coleman is pronounced KOL-man, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Coleman?
- Variants of Coleman include Colman.
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