Colomba

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Italian feminine form of COLUMBA.

COLUMBA   male & female   Late Roman
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.
EQUIVALENTS
FRENCH: Colombe
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ITALIAN: Colombina
MASCULINE FORMS
ENGLISH: Coleman, Colin
GERMAN: Kolman, Koloman
IRISH: Coleman, Colm, Colmán, Colum, Columban
ITALIAN: Colombano, Colombo
LATE ROMAN: Columba, Columbanus
SCOTTISH: Cailean, Callum, Calum, Colin
SLOVAK: Koloman
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Columbine, Malcolm, Malcom
ITALIAN: Colombano
LATE ROMAN: Columbanus
SCOTTISH: Máel Coluim, Malcolm, Malina