From Wiki: The name Christopher Columbus is the Anglicisation of the Latin Christophorus Columbus. His name in Ligurian is Cristòffa Cónbo, in Italian Cristoforo Colombo and in Spanish Cristóbal Colón British Columbia has the "u" (Everybody seems to spell and pronounce Colombia incorrectly, even the sports commentators, and it baffles me why this happens).
That is not correct, John. The country in South America is Colombia. I used to work there. British Columbia is in Canada. https://thecitypaperbogota.com/opinion/columbia-vs-colombia/1576