Combe Head
hill or mountain · Cumberland · 735m
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Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a summit at the head of a valley. 'Combe' is derived from Old English 'cumb' meaning a deep valley, and 'Head' refers to the summit.
Word origins
- Combe
- Old EnglishAttesteddeep valley(from cumb "deep valley")
- Head
- Old EnglishAttestedsummit(from hēafod "head, summit")