Long Combe
valley · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name Long Combe describes a valley that is long. It is composed of the Old English adjective 'lang' meaning long and the Old English noun 'cumb' meaning a deep, narrow valley.
Word origins
- Long
- Old Englishlong(from lang "long")
- Combe
- Old EnglishAttesteddeep, narrow valley(from cumb "deep, narrow valley")
Historical forms
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