# What is Christopher Columbus' Name?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-christopher-columbus-name/172555>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 2, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-christopher-columbus-name/172555 "2003-05-02T04:09:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-christopher-columbus-name/172555/21 "2003-06-02T20:33:33Z")

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> I wonder if Clifford Irving and the guy he wrote _Fake!_ about had anything to do with that?

That would be Elmyr, right?

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