Save Type Surname (from occupation & from given name) Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. ko-LOM-bo [key·IPA] Expand LinksMeaning & History Either from Italian colomba "dove" indicating a dove keeper, or from the given name COLOMBO, which is derived from the same word. This was the Italian surname of the 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus. DetailsRelated Names VariantsColombera, ColumboOther Languages & CulturesColeman(English) Coleman(Irish) MacCailín, MacCallion, MacCallum, Mac Coluim, McCallum(Scottish) Colón(Spanish) Place Name DescendantsColombia, Columbia(Italian) Categories birds, occupations Entry updated November 16, 2019 ·
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