newcomb · noun1
Named after Sophie Newcomb College, where it was invented.
Newcomb · proper noun, noun2
- Middle English · derived fromneowecomen“just arrived; newcomer”
- English todayNewcomb
Nickname for a new arrival in a place, from Middle English neowecomen (“just arrived; newcomer”). The intrusive -b is the result of placenames ending in -combe, which is from combe (“wooded valley”).
Words from the same roots
Middle Englishneowecomen all →
newcome
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.