Chalcombe Bottom
valley · Devon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name means 'Valley by the chalk hill'. 'Chalch' is Old English for chalk, and 'dunn' means hill. 'Bottom' is a common term for a valley in southern England.
Word origins
- Chalcombe
- Old EnglishAttestedchalk valley(from chalch "chalk", cumb "valley")
- Bottom
- Old Englishvalley