Person
Columbus
Ohio (OH)est. 1812pop. 913,175/kuh-LUHM-buhs/
The meaning
“Dove (Latin columba)”
How it got the name
Ohio legislators created a capital on empty ground opposite Franklinton in 1812 and named it for Columbus during a wave of post-revolutionary enthusiasm for the explorer as a non-British founding figure. The Latin surname simply means 'dove.'
Former names
- Franklinton (annexed)
- Columbus