Columbus
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Columbus is a latinized version of the Italian surname Colombo, which means dove. The name was originally given to dove keepers.
Columbus may refer to:
[edit] People
- Christopher Columbus, navigator and explorer
- St. Columbus, the saint
- Realdo Colombo, anatomist and surgeon from the 16th century
- Chris Columbus (filmmaker), an American film maker
- Scott Columbus, long-time drummer for the heavy metal band Manowar
[edit] Places
In the United States:
- Columbus, Ohio (also the state capital of Ohio) is the best-known and largest place named Columbus in the United States.
- Columbus, Arkansas
- Columbus, Georgia
- Columbus, Illinois
- Columbus, Indiana
- Columbus, Kansas
- Columbus, Kentucky
- Columbus, Mississippi
- Columbus, Montana
- Columbus, Nebraska
- Columbus, New Jersey
- Columbus, New Mexico
- Columbus, New York
- Columbus, North Carolina
- Columbus, North Dakota
- Columbus, Texas
- Columbus, Wisconsin
- Columbus (town), Wisconsin
- Columbus Air Force Base
- Columbus City, Iowa
- Columbus Grove, Ohio
- Columbus Junction, Iowa
- Columbus Township, Illinois
- Columbus Township, Indiana
- Columbus Township, Iowa
- Columbus Township, Luce County, Michigan
- Columbus Township, St. Clair County, Michigan
- Columbus Township, Minnesota
- Columbus Township, Missouri
- Columbus Township, Nebraska
- Columbus Township, North Carolina
- Columbus Township, Pennsylvania
[edit] Other
- Columbus (ISS module), the European module for the International Space Station
- Knights of Columbus
- Columbus tubing, Italian manufacturer of bicycle and motorsport tubing
- Columbus Day
- SS Columbus (1924), a transatlantic ocean liner for the North German Lloyd steamship line
- MS Columbus, a cruise ship owned by Hapag-Lloyd
- Carry On Columbus, a 1992 film.
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