Widdicombe

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English wīd →
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Meanings

proper nounWiddicombe (plural Widdicombes)

plural Widdicombes · alternative Widdecombe

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwīd“wide”
  2. EnglishWiddicombe

Habitational surname from any of several minor places in England, from Old English wīd (“wide”) or wīþiġ (“willow”) + cumb (“valley”).

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APA

Widdicombe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Widdicombe

MLA

“Widdicombe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Widdicombe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Widdicombe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Widdicombe.

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