Etymology

Duncombe

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Today it means: A surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English dūn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromdūn“hill”
  2. English todayDuncombe

Habitational surname, from Old English dūn (“hill”) + cumb (“valley”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishdūn all →

downDunhamDuttonDuntonDunsmoreRawdonDunnettDunwichBreedonChurchdownDownleyDungateLong CrendonNorth Downs

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.