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Boy · Latin, from Italian
Columbus
Say it: koh-LUM-bus
Meaning
Latin form of the surname of Christopher Columbus, Italian Colombo 'dove'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
An American patriotic given name of the 19th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 7,512 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1880, about 1 in 1,700 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Colombo |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Colón |
Famous bearers
- Columbus Delano, US Secretary of the Interior
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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