English Explanatory Dictionary

Holcombe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).
  2. A village in Dawlish parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9574).
  3. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7816).
  4. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6749).
  5. A census-designated place in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Holcombe Holcombes

Etymology

From Old English holh (“hollow”) + cumb (“combe, narrow valley”).

Derived words

Holcombe Brook Holcombe Burnell
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