Names

From the name of a variety of flower. It is also an English form of Colombina, the pantomime character.

This name can be viewed as a derivative of Columba or a Latinized form of Columban, both derivations being approximately equivalent. This is the name of Saint Columban in Latin sources.

Possibly an Irish diminutive of Columba. Alternatively, it may be derived from Old Irish colum “dove” and bán “white”. The 7th-century Saint Columban of Leinster was the founder of several monasteries in Europe.

Late Latin name meaning “dove”. The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. This was the name of several early saints both masculine and feminine, most notably the 6th-century Irish monk Saint Columba (or Colum) who established a monastery on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. He is credited with the conversion of Scotland to Christianity.

Irish form of Columba. This is also an Old Irish word meaning “dove”, derived from Latin columba.

From an English surname that was originally from a place name meaning “Cola’s town”.

Variant of Colton.

From the English word for a young male horse or from the surname of the same origin. It may be given in honour of the American industrialist Samuel Colt (1814-1862) or the firearms company that bears his name.

Italian form of Columba.

Italian feminine diminutive of Columba. In traditional Italian pantomimes this is the name of a stock character, the female counterpart of Arlecchino (also called Harlequin). This is also the Italian word for the columbine flower.