Columba

Meaning

1. Saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.
2. Any of three other Christian saints who bore the name Columba.
3. A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove.

Synonyms

Dove

🕊️

genus Columba

Columbidae

Translations

Taube

Colombe

Columba

Columba

Colomba

Columba

Duif

Coloma

Περιστερά

Columba

Paloma

Columba

Güvercin

Colomba d’Iona

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈlʌm.bə/

Etymology

From Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). The dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit in Christianity.