Why are there so many things all named after COLUMBIA in the United States like Washington D.C., CBS, Columbia University, Columbia Pictures...etc.?
What does Columbia stand for?
Thanks!
2006-07-08 20:28:58 · 5 answers · asked by hbo1230 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It came from Christopher Columbus, although his name was actually Cristobal Colon...Colombia (the country) probably came first, followed by our English interpretations of the spelling.
2006-07-09 06:23:08 · answer #1 · answered by soledad369 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe is has something to do with Christopher Columbus??
Columbia is probably the more modern language version of this Latin family name.
2006-07-08 20:56:38 · answer #2 · answered by J9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Columbus supposedly discovered america. It has a better ring I guess than the Erikson River, Erikson University, District of Erikson. Whew thank god for that minor historical oversight./
2006-07-08 20:32:50 · answer #3 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no idea
2006-07-08 20:31:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ugh the founder of this continent? or the country colombia idk
2006-07-08 20:32:18 · answer #5 · answered by masturbate2much 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋