The name fluorite comes from the Latin words fluo or fluere, meaning âto flow,â because fluorite melts easily and is used as flux in the manufacture and refining of steel, aluminum, and lead. Formerly called fluorspar, usually translucent fluorite comes in shades of white, brown, blue, yellow, purple, red, colorless, and green. Chemically, it is calcium fluoride, CaF2. Its crystals, commonly cubic, are transparent or translucent and under certain conditions exhibit fluorescence.
The name Callum is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Callum is: Dove. Can also be a 'Servant/disciple of Columba'. Irish Meaning: The name Callum is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Callum is: a Latin name meaning dove.Scottish Meaning: The name Callum is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Callum is: Bald dove.n Gaelic the meaning of the name Callum is: Dove. Can also be a 'Servant/disciple of Columba'. Irish Meaning: The name Callum is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Callum is: a Latin name meaning dove.
Borrowed from the Scottish, Calum is a Gaelic form of the Latin Columba (dove). Var: Callum, Kallum. Short: Cal, Kal. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.omments and insights on the name Callum: | Edit. The pronounciation of this name is up for opinion. I named my son Callum and we pronounce it Cay-lum. Majority of people I have encountered say it wrong, and almost no one has heard of it.