Columba

  • [ ko-LOOM-ba (Late Roman), kə-LUM-bə (English) ]
  • Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "dove". The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. 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.

EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Colin
IRISH: Colm, Colum
ITALIAN: Colombo
SCOTTISH: Cailean, Callum, Calum, Colin
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Coleman
GERMAN: Kolman, Koloman
IRISH: Coleman, Colmán, Columban
ITALIAN: Colombano
LATE ROMAN: Columbanus
SLOVAK: Koloman
FEMININE FORMS
FRENCH: Colombe
ITALIAN: Colomba, Colombina
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Columbine, Malcolm, Malcom
ITALIAN: Colombano
LATE ROMAN: Columbanus
SCOTTISH: Máel Coluim, Malcolm, Malina