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Columbus

kuh-LUM-bus

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Latin 'columba' (dove), an historically significant name bearing the weight of discovery and exploration. Also honors Saint Columba of Iona.”

Popularity Over Time

Columbus US popularity rank over timeRank 14302 in 2008 to rank 275 in 1902. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#275#7289#143021900192019401960198020002023

Columbus is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

ColeColm

Style

GrandLiteraryStrongTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Christopher Columbus
  • Columbus (city)
  • Saint Columba

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Royal Names →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Romance and English-speaking cultures

People Also Ask

From Latin 'columba' (dove), an historically significant name bearing the weight of discovery and exploration. Also honors Saint Columba of Iona.

Columbus 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 Columbus include Cole, Colm.

Names that pair beautifully with Columbus include Beatrice, Constance, Dorothy.