Combs Head
hill or mountain · Derbyshire · 503m
Ethels
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to a summit ('head') in a valley or with comb-like features. 'Combe' is an Old English word for a valley, and 'head' denotes the summit or source.
Word origins
- Combs
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from cumb "valley")
- Head
- Old EnglishAttestedsummit, source(from hēafod "head")
Historical forms
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