Etymology

Farncombe

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Today it means: A village in Godalming parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9745). Full definition →

Old English fearn
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  1. Old English · derived fromfearn
  2. English todayFarncombe

Recorded as Fernecome in the Domesday Book, from Old English fearn + cumb.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishfearn all →

fernFarleyFarnhamFarehamFairburnFernleyFarlowFarnworthFarnleyFarndishFarnhill

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