Do Columbia and Colombia, as words, mean the same?

"Colombia" and "Columbia" aren't really words, they're names. They're both derived from Christopher Columbus's name, but applied in different languages. read more

Columbia is the basically same name, and is named after the same person, but it is an Anglicised spelling of the name, the spelling is derived from a Latin word. As words these do not really have an actual meaning in English, however the etymology of Christopher Columbus' surname is from Latin columbus: a male dove, or cock-pigeon. read more

"The name Columbia for "America" first appeared in 1738[2][3] in the weekly publication of the debates of the British Parliament in Edward Cave's The Gentleman's Magazine. read more