Columba

Pronunciation: kə-LUHM-bə (key)

Names related to Columba: Callum, Calum, Colum, Colm, Colombo

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Borrowed from the Scottish, Calum is a Gaelic form of the Latin Columba (dove). Var: Callum, Kallum. Short: Cal, Kal.

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Late Roman name meaning "dove."
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Saint Columba the Virgin, female Roman Catholic saint.
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