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View Name: Comfort


COMFORT
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English (Rare)
PRONOUNCED: KUM-fərt   [key]
Meaning & History
From the English word comfort, ultimately from Latin confortare "to strengthen greatly", a derivative of fortis "strong". It was used as a given name after the Protestant Reformation.
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