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COLUMBA

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Late Roman

Pronounced: kə-LUM-bə (English)  [key]

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.


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