Claycomb

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

RareScrabble 19

Meanings

proper nounClaycomb (plural Claycombs)

plural Claycombs

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishclǣġ“clay”
  2. EnglishClaycomb

Habitational surname from some minor place named with Old English clǣġ (“clay”) + cumb (“valley, combe”).

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Claycomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Claycomb

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“Claycomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Claycomb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Claycomb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Claycomb.

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