Columbus.
A male given name from Latin.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from Latin.
A surname.
A surname. Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), Italian explorer of the Americas.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: The capital city of Ohio, and the county seat of Franklin County.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A city, the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, with which it is consolidated.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A village in Adams County, Illinois.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A city, the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A tiny home rule city in Hickman County, Kentucky.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A small city in Anoka County, Minnesota, previously a township.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A city, the county seat of Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: An unincorporated community and inactive township in Johnson County, Missouri.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A town, the county seat of Stillwater County, Montana.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A city, the county seat of Platte County, Nebraska.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: An unincorporated community in Burlington County, New Jersey.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A village in Luna County, New Mexico.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A town in Chenango County, New York.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A town, the county seat of Polk County, North Carolina.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A tiny city in Burke County, North Dakota.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Colorado County, Texas.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A small city in Columbia County and Dodge County, Wisconsin.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: A number of townships, in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (2), Nebraska and Pennsylvania, listed under Columbus Township.
Where this word comes from
From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The common noun and verb are references to the Italian explorer.
A person who makes a great discovery.
Where this word comes from
From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The common noun and verb are references to the Italian explorer.
To explore; to go around exploring, to go around as an explorer.
To appropriate; to lay claim to something, especially a discovery, which is perceived as belonging to someone else.
Where this word comes from
From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The common noun and verb are references to the Italian explorer.
plural of Columbu
Where this word comes from
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