Broomstreet Combe
valley · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a valley ('combe') associated with broom plants. 'Broom' is an Old English word for the shrub, and 'combe' is a Brittonic term for a valley, often adopted into English.
Word origins
- Broom
- Old EnglishAttestedshrub(from brōm "broom")
- street
- Old Englishroad(from strǣt "road, paved way")
- Combe
- Brittonicvalley(from cumb "valley")