# Colman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #37,387

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Irish.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
From the Irish saints' name Colmán, diminutive of Colm, from Latin columba (“dove”).

## Easily confused with
- **coma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-coma)
- **colon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-colon)
- **Conan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-conan)
- **comma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-comma)
- **cowan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-cowan)
- **common** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-common)
- **column** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-column)
- **Colton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-colton)
- **conman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-conman)
- **Cormac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-cormac)
- **Coogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-coogan)
- **Colson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-colson)
- **command** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colman-vs-command)
- **clan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clan-vs-colman)
- **cola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-colman)
- **clean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clean-vs-colman)
- **Colin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colin-vs-colman)
- **collar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collar-vs-colman)
- **cayman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cayman-vs-colman)
- **Collin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collin-vs-colman)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccolman`, `cloman`, `colamn`, `collman`, `colmann`, `colmman`, `colmna`, `comlan`, `oclman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/colman