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What does Columba mean?
Columba 
as a girls' name is pronounced ka-LUM-ba. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Columba is "dove". Saint Columba, sixth-century Irish saint, founded an influential monastery on the Scottish island of Iona, and is supposed to have exorcised the River Ness of a monster. Though the Irish Columba was a man, two other saints of that name were both women. The dove is a Christian symbol for peace and the Holy Spirit.
STARTS WITH Co-
ASSOCIATED WITH irish (gaelic), monastery, scottish, river, peace, spirit
Variations
VARIANTS Collie, Colly, Colombe, Columbia, Columbine
MASCULINE FORMS Cailean, Calum, Colman, Colum, Culver
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Columba Holly (C.H.), ..
How popular is Columba?
Columba is a rare first name for females. Columba is an equivalently rare surname too for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Columba (NOT RANKED) are Collie and Columbia. These relations of Columba were at the height of their popularity in the 1900s (AVERAGE #1685). (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Chuma, Colena, Coleta (see Colette), Coletta, Colina, Colinda, Collena, Colleta, Collina, Columbina (see Columbine), Cosima and Cosma. These names tend to be more commonly used than Columba.
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