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Combs Head

hill or mountain · Derbyshire · 503m

Ethels
Old EnglishAI-generated

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 Englishvalley(from cumb "valley")
Head
Old Englishsummit, source(from hēafod "head")

Historical forms

Combeshead