Columbo

See also: columbo

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian Columbo.

Proper noun

Columbo (plural Columbos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Descendants

• German: Columbo

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Columbo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 357.
• Forebears

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Columbo

1. Obsolete form of Colombo (“Sri Lankan city”).

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Columbo, surname of a famous TV detective portrayed in the series of the same name.

Noun

Columbo m

1. Sherlock; used to refer to someone who expresses the obvious while not being aware of its obviousness

   Synonym: Einstein

Italian

Alternative forms

• Colombo

Etymology

Likely from or related to Latin columbus.

Proper noun

Columbo m or f by sense

1. a surname

Descendants

• English: Columbo

Anagrams

• coulomb