Batcombe
village · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name Batcombe means 'valley with bats'. It is derived from the Old English 'bæter' (bat) and 'cumb' (valley).
Word origins
- Bat
- Old Englishbat(from bæter "bat")
- combe
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from cumb "valley")
Historical forms
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