Columba en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɒ.ləm.bə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɑ.ləm.bə/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kəˈlʌm.bə/
Etymology
From Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). The dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit in Christianity.
Meanings
- Saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.
- Any of three other Christian saints who bore the name Columba.
- A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove.
Deriveds
Relateds
Colm · columbine · columbary · Columbia · Columb · Malcolm · Calum · columbarium · Columbus
Translations (30)
ja はと座 (constellation) · ko 비둘기자리 (constellation) · es Columba (constellation) · el Περιστερά (constellation) · nds-de Duuv (constellation) · fr Colombe (constellation) · cmn 天鴿座 /天鸽座 (constellation) · ja 鳩座 (constellation) · ca Coloma (St. Columba) · gv Colum Keeilley (St. Columba) · de Taube (constellation) · ga an Colm (constellation) · ru Голубь (constellation) · mr कोलंबा (St. Columba) · ms Merpati (constellation) · fi Kyyhkynen (constellation) · br Koulm (St. Columba) · pl Gołąb (constellation) · gl Comba (St. Columba) · oc Coloma (St. Columba) · sga Columb Cille (St. Columba) · is Kólumkilli (St. Columba) · ja コルンバ (St. Columba) · eo Kolombo (constellation) · oc Colomba (St. Columba) · ga Colm Cille (St. Columba) · gd Calum Cille (St. Columba) · ar الْحَمَامة (constellation) · kk Көгершін (constellation) · gl Pomba (constellation)