Origin and Meaning of Columba

Gender

Masculine

Origin of Columba

Latin

Usage of Columba

Late Roman

Meaning of Columba

The name Columba means "dove" in Latin.

Famous bearers

Saint Columba (521 - 597) or Columba of Iona, or, in Old Irish, Colm Cille or Columcille was the outstanding figure among the Irish Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.

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