Columbus

Where Columbus comes from

From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The common noun and verb are references to the Italian explorer.
— Wiktionary's entry for Columbus
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1809
    Columbus Delano born
    American politician
  2. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #192 among boys with 64 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  3. 1901
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #347.
  4. 1982
    Columbus Short born
    American choreographer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Columbus Short · American choreographer, born 1982
  • Columbus Delano · American politician, 1809–1896
  • Columbus Marion Joiner · American businessman, 1860–1947
  • Columbus Kamba Simango · Mozambican educator, missionary, and social activist, 1890–1966

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.