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View Name: Columba


COLUMBA
GENDER: Masculine & Feminine
USAGE: Late Roman
PRONOUNCED: kə-LUM-bə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Late Latin name meaning "dove". This was the name of several early saints both masculine and feminine, most notably the 6th-century Irish monk Saint Columba (or Colum) who established a monastery on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. He is credited with the conversion of Scotland to Christianity.
Related Names
VARIANT: Columbanus
OTHER LANGUAGES: Koloman (Czech), Coleman, Columbine (English), Colombe (French), Kolman, Koloman (German), Colm, Colum, Coleman, Colmán (Irish), Colomba, Colombano, Colombo, Colombina (Italian), Cailean, Calum, Callum (Scottish), Koloman (Slovak)



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