# Columba

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kəˈlʌm.bə/ · frequency rank #58,609

## Definitions
1. Saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.
2. Any of three other Christian saints who bore the name Columba.
3. A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove.

## Etymology
From Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). The dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit in Christianity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/columba