Columba (first name)

Columba is a male and female given name .

Origin and meaning

The late Latin name means dove . The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity . This was the name of several early saints , both male and female, notably the 6th century Irish monk Saint Columba who founded a monastery on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland . He is credited with converting Scotland to Christianity.

Well-known namesake

Female

Columba Schonath (1730–1787), German mystic
Columba Baumgartner (1912–2007), Cistercian and abbess of the Seligenthal monastery in Landshut

Male

Columban of Iona (521–597; also called Kolumba, Columba or Columban the Elder), missionary from Scotland
Columban of Luxeuil (540–615; also Columban of Bobbio or Columban the Younger called), missionary of the Franks and messenger of faith in Alemannia
Columba Macbeth Green (* 1968), Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes
Columba Marmion (1858–1923), abbot of Maredsous Abbey in Belgium

Individual evidence

^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Columba. Retrieved May 11, 2019 .

[1] Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Columba. Retrieved May 11, 2019 .