Latin origin
Source-reportedFrom Old Galician-Portuguese Coomba, from Latin Columba.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: CombaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: CombaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Latin roots
/ˈkõ.bɐ/ · Portuguese (Brazil)
01 / Meaning & origin
Comba is a feminine given name documented in Spanish, Portuguese and Galician. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Columba via Old Galician-Portuguese.
From Old Galician-Portuguese Coomba, from Latin Columba.
02 / Across borders
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Spain, 2025: 25 female (rank 25390). Documented as a given name in Spanish, Galician.
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03 / By the numbers
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2025–2025 Spelling: COMBA
Recorded category female
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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
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| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 25,390 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “COMBA” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
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06 / Behind the facts
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Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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