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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Columb m. Latin columba 'pigeon, dove'.

The name of two 6th C Irish saints.

Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Columbi (gen) BBC-Berg 1337; 1276 Columbi (gen) ibid. p. XLII
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Columb". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Columb.