Columba (521–597) was an Irish prince who evangelised the Picts, and is one of the patron saints of Scotland.
Columba may also refer to:
Astronomy
- Columba (constellation)
 - Columba (Chinese astronomy), a constellation
 
People
Ships
- RMS Columba, a Clyde paddle steamer launched in 1878
 - MV Columba, a car ferry later converted to the cruise ship MV Hebridean Princess
 
Schools
- Columba Catholic College, Queensland, Australia
 - Columba College, Dunedin, New Zealand
 
Other uses
- Columba (bird), a genus of doves and pigeons
 - Columba Project or Columba Initiative, a Gaelic language social program
 - Book of Columba or Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript Gospel book
 
See also
- Beta Columbae, a star
 - Colomba (disambiguation)
 - Columbanus
 - Columbarium
 - Columbia (disambiguation)
 - Columbo (disambiguation)
 - Kolumba, a museum of Christian art on Cologne, Germany
 - St Columb (disambiguation)
 - Saint Columba (disambiguation)
 - Source Columba, a World War II intelligence operation involving pigeons
 
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