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Colon
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Appendix:Variations of "colon"
English
Etymology
en es - surname, variant of es Colón. Also Castilianized form of en Colom.
Proper noun
en.
Anagrams
en clnoo Locon locon lonco
Cebuano
Etymology
From ceb es Colón, from es Cristóbal es Colón. Named after en w:Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus.
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
Colon Street and its surrounding area
Quotations
ceb
ceb Cebu City, Philippines Named roads
Tagalog
Etymology
tl es Colón, from tl la Columbus, from la columbus dove, from tl grc κόλυμβος.
Pronunciation
Colón kolon
Proper noun
Colón + tl dated
Columbus Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer of the Americas
tl Apat na lahat ang nagawang paglalayag ni Colon sa Amerika bago siya namatay noong 1506. The voyages undertaken by Columbus to the Americas was four in total before he died in 1506.
Usage notes
Nowadays, people refer to Columbus with his English name due to English influence. Usage of his Spanish name Cristóbal Colón has been limited to historical texts and textbooks.
tl Individuals