"Colon" meaning in All languages combined

See Colon on Wiktionary

Proper name [Cebuano]

Etymology: From Spanish Colón, from Cristóbal Colón. Named after Christopher Columbus. Etymology templates: {{der|ceb|es|Colón}} Spanish Colón Head templates: {{head|ceb|proper noun}} Colon
  1. Colon Street and its surrounding area

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Spanish surname, variant of Colón. Also Castilianized form of Colom. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|-}} Spanish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Colon
  1. A surname.

Proper name [Tagalog]

IPA: /koˈlon/ [Standard-Tagalog], [koˈlon̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: Colón [canonical], ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -on Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Colón, from Latin Columbus, from columbus (“dove”), from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|Colón}} Borrowed from Spanish Colón, {{der|tl|la|Columbus}} Latin Columbus, {{der|tl|grc|κόλυμβος}} Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos) Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|Colón|b=+}} Colón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜈ᜔), {{tlb|tl|dated}} (dated)
  1. Columbus (Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer of the Americas) Tags: dated
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