Brief Life History of Janet
Janet Mccallum was born about 1725, in Scotland.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Janet Mcallan, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Janet in entry for Margaret Mccallum, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Jannet Mccallum in entry for Margarat Mccallum, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1720– Male
1725– Female
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Caluim ‘son of Calum or Colum’, a personal name derived from Latin columba ‘dove’. The surname often represents a short form of Mac Gille Caluim or Mac Giolla Coluim ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Columba’ (Colum Cille). The personal name (Scottish Calum, Irish Colum, originally combined with giolla ‘servant’) has long been popular in Scotland and Ireland, due largely to the cult of Saint Columba, 521–597, who converted the Picts to Christianity and founded an influential monastery on the island of Iona. His name in Irish is Colum Cille ‘Dove of the Church’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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