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Columba

Syllables: Co·lum·ba/kəˈlʌm.bə//ˈkɒ.ləm.bə/

Columba proper noun: saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.

Proper noun

Columba

  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.

Columba meaning in Marathi, Arabic and Malay

Columba in Marathi

St. Columba
कोलंबा kolambā

Columba in Arabic

constellation
الْحَمَامة al-ḥamāma

Columba in Malay

constellation
Merpati

Origin of Columba

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

Words formed from Columba

  • Columbae

Words that rhyme with Columba

Questions about Columba

What does Columba mean?
Columba means saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.
What is Columba in Marathi?
Columba in Marathi is कोलंबा (kolambā). See Columba meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Columba?
Columba is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Columba?
Columba is pronounced /kəˈlʌm.bə/.

Words near Columba in the dictionary

  1. colugo
  2. colugos
  3. coluli
  4. colulus
  5. colum
  6. Columba
  7. columbamide
  8. columbamides
  9. columbamine
  10. Columban
  11. Columbanian

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