a pillar of strength

someone who is emotionally very strong Roger was a pillar of strength when my father died.

a pillar/tower of strength

someone who gives a lot of support to someone else who is in a difficult situation Roger was a tower of strength when my parents died.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
NİLÜFer	-	Turkish
Celio	CHE-lyo (Italian), THE-lyo (Spanish), SE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), SE-lyoo (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Verdandi	-	Norse Mythology
Rishi	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Nepali
Pagan	['peigən]
Rino	-	Italian