English Explanatory Dictionary

Wombwell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3902).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈwʊmwəl/

Word forms

Wombwell Wombwells

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Wamba or *Womba + wella (“well, spring”).

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