Columba

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/kəˈlʌm.bə/UK/ˈkɒ.ləm.bə/US/ˈkɑ.ləm.bə/

proper noun

Saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.

OriginLatin columba →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun
  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. astronomyA small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove.

Origin

  1. Latincolumba“dove, pigeon”
  2. EnglishColumba

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

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Translations

Arabic الْحَمَامة
  • الْحَمَامة (al-ḥamāma)constellation
Catalan Coloma
  • ColomaSt. Columba
Chinese Mandarin 天鴿座 /天鸽座
  • 天鴿座 /天鸽座 (Tiāngēzuò)constellation
Esperanto Kolombo
  • Kolomboconstellation
Finnish Kyyhkynen
  • Kyyhkynenconstellation
French Colombe
  • Colombeconstellation
German Taube
  • Taubeconstellation
Greek Περιστερά
  • Περιστερά (Peristerá)constellation
Icelandic Kólumkilli
  • KólumkilliSt. Columba
Irish Colm Cille, an Colm
  • Colm CilleSt. Columba
  • an Colmconstellation
Japanese コルンバ, 鳩座
  • コルンバ (Korunba)St. Columba
  • 鳩座 (Hatoza)constellation
  • はと座 (Hatoza)constellation
Korean 비둘기자리
  • 비둘기자리 (Bidulgijari)constellation
Malay Merpati
  • Merpaticonstellation
Polish Gołąb
  • Gołąbconstellation
Russian Голубь
  • Голубь (Golubʹ)constellation
Scottish Gaelic Calum Cille
  • Calum CilleSt. Columba
Spanish Columba
  • Columbaconstellation

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Columba

calumba
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Cite this entry
APA

Columba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Columba

MLA

“Columba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Columba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Columba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Columba.

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