Columbine: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Columbine – Meaning: dove – Origin: Latin (via French, flower name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KOL-um-byne


Columbine is a Latin (via French, flower name) girl's name meaning “dove”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Columbine

Meaning: Dove.

Origin: Latin (via French, flower name).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Columbine

Phonetic: KOL-um-byne   IPA: /ˈkɒləmbaɪn/

Popularity of Columbine

Columbine doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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