Haycombe Bottom
valley · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Haycombe Bottom is a valley named after a place called 'Haycombe'. 'Bottom' is a dialectal term for a valley, likely of Old English origin.
Word origins
- Haycombe
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley associated with a hay enclosure(from hæg "enclosure", cumb "valley")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from botm "bottom, valley")