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Catcomb

settlement · Wiltshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Catcomb is an Old English place name, likely meaning 'valley of the wild cats'. It combines 'catt' (cat) and 'cumb' (valley).

Word origins

Cat
Old Englishcat(from catt "cat")
comb
Old Englishvalley(from cumb "valley")