Edgecomb

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English eċġ →
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Meanings

proper nounEdgecomb (countable and uncountable, plural Edgecombs)

plural Edgecombs · alternative Edgecombe

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States, named after George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.

Origin

  1. Old Englisheċġ“edge”
  2. EnglishEdgecomb

Topographic surname, from Old English eċġ (“edge”) + cumb (“narrow valley”).

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APA

Edgecomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edgecomb

MLA

“Edgecomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edgecomb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Edgecomb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edgecomb.

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