Comba

See also: comba and combá

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin Columba

Old Galician-Portuguese Coomba

Galician Comba

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Coomba, from Latin Columba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔmbɐ]

Proper noun

Comba f

1. Columba (female given name)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Coomba, from Latin Columba, from columba (“dove”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.bɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.bɐ/

Proper noun

Comba f

1. a female given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Columba, notably borne by several Christian saints