Coombe Bottom
hamlet · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Coombe Bottom refers to the lowest part of a deep valley or hollow. It combines the topographical term 'coombe' with 'bottom'.
Word origins
- Coombe
- Old EnglishAttesteddeep valley, hollow(from cumb "valley, hollow")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedlowest part, valley floor(from botm "bottom")