Colbeck

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English cald →
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Meanings

proper nounColbeck (plural Colbecks)

plural Colbecks · alternative Colebeck

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcald“cold”
  2. EnglishColbeck

A topographic or habitational surname, from Old English cald (“cold”) + bæċ (“beck, stream, brook”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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