English Explanatory Dictionary

Balcombe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3030).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Balcombe Balcombes

Etymology

Recorded as Baldecombe (1279) and Balecumba (late 11th century). Probably from the Old English personal name *Bealda + cumb (“valley”).

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