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Columba

kuh-LUM-buh

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Latin 'columba' meaning 'dove.' A symbol of peace, purity, and the Holy Spirit in Christian tradition.”

Popularity Over Time

Columba US popularity rank over timeRank 15676 in 1997 to rank 4708 in 1919. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#4708#10192#1567619191940196019802000

Columba is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

ColomaColumUma

Style

ClassicElegantEtherealNatureRomantic

Famous Bearers

  • Saint Columba (Irish missionary)

Collections

Literary Names → Nature Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Columbine

Latin Rare & Uncommon

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Carina

Italian Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Flora

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Iris

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Hazel

Old English Top 50

Daphne

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Juniper

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Latin-based; works across European languages

People Also Ask

From Latin 'columba' meaning 'dove.' A symbol of peace, purity, and the Holy Spirit in Christian tradition.

Columba is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Columba include Coloma, Colum, Uma.

Names that pair beautifully with Columba include Flora, Iris, Hazel, Daphne, Juniper.