No. Colombia was named for the huge dove population found there
by the first Europeans (Spanish) to visit that part oF South America.
Doves are members of the Columbidae family (pigeons and doves in the order Columbiformes.
In the Spanish language Cristopher Columbus is known as Colon;
if the Spanish named a country after him it should be Colonia, but the
original reason has been lost to time and anglicization.
Columbus, Ohio; and Columbia, South Carolina; are both named after Christopher Columbus. As a side note, the District of Columbia-which contains the city of Washington-also is, though it the capital not of an individual state but of the whole country.
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The District of Columbia! Not strictly speaking a State, as you know.Ans2:Well, all of the states in the USA. were named after C. Columbus--there certainly weren't any named before him! The District of Columbia (as in Washington D.C.) is not a state but, it commemorates him.The country of Colombia is a state, using the broad definition of the word.
It was named after Christopher Columbus. ---But only tangentially. It was actually named after Captain Robert Gray's ship, the Columbia Redeviva, which sailed up the river's mouth in 1792. The ship was the first to sail around the world.
Columbus Park, NYC Parks
Colombia was named after Christopher Columbus
Columbia was named after Christopher Columbus, but the first person to actually set foot on the land was Alonso de Ojeda.
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No Columbia is named after the famous explorer Christopher Columbus. You may have heard of him (he did discover North America)
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christopher Columbus named the river...
Colombia the country? after christopher Columbus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Colombia
yes the Columbia river was named after Columbus
The capital city of South Carolina is Columbia. The city was named for the term that Christopher Columbus used to call the Americas.
He was named Christopher because he was named that . Italian: Cristoforo Colombo Spanish Cristobal Colon Latin Christophorus Columbus
Columbus, Ohio; and Columbia, South Carolina; are both named after Christopher Columbus. As a side note, the District of Columbia-which contains the city of Washington-also is, though it the capital not of an individual state but of the whole country.