Holcombe

H4O1L1C3O1M3B3E1

proper noun

A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).

OriginOld English holh →
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Meanings

proper nounHolcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Holcombes)

plural Holcombes

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).
  2. countableuncountableA village in Dawlish parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9574).
  3. countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7816).
  4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6749).
  5. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.
  6. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishholh“hollow”
  2. EnglishHolcombe

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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