Aller Combe
valley · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English personal name Ælfhild or Ælfhæd, combined with 'cumb', meaning a valley. It refers to a valley associated with a person named Ælfhild/Ælfhæd.
Word origins
- Aller
- Old EnglishPersonal name (Ælfhild/Ælfhæd)(from Ælfhild "elf-battle", Ælfhæd "elf-head")
- combe
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from cumb "valley")