Etymology

Holcombe

H4O1L1C3O1M3B3E1

Today it means: A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193). Full definition →

Old English holh
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromholh“hollow”
  2. English todayHolcombe

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

Words from the same roots

Old Englishholh all →

hollowhollowayHolroydHolfordHolwellHolkhamHolway

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