Comfort
English (African) · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Comfort
The name 'Comfort' derives from the Old French and Latin *confortare* (to strengthen), and as a given name it directly signifies solace, encouragement, or relief from distress.
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Etymology
The name 'Comfort' derives from the Old French and Latin *confortare* (to strengthen), and as a given name it directly signifies solace, encouragement, or relief from distress. It is primarily used in English-speaking Christian communities, notably among Puritans in the 16th–17th centuries who adopted virtue names, and appears in the Bible as the name of a daughter of Heman (1 Chronicles 25:5).
Comfort currently ranks #13,852 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2004.
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