Whitcombe

W4H4I1T1C3O1M3B3E1

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY717882).

OriginOld English wīd →
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Meanings

proper nounWhitcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Whitcombes)

plural Whitcombes · alternative Whitcomb

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY717882).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Corton Denham parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6323).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwīd“wide”
  2. EnglishWhitcombe

From either Old English wīd (“wide”) or hwīt (“white”) + cumb (“combe, valley”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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